The need for the Federal Government to have access to sufficient funds to enable it effectively perform such functions as are contained in the exclusive list of the 1999 Constitution is respectfully acknowledged. In addition, the Federal Government must have sufficient funds to enable it come to the financial assistance of any state empirically adjudged to be in need of such assistance. Beyond that, all other revenue accruable should be disbursed on the principle of derivation. Beyond the basic financial requirements of the Federal Government, every state in the federation should be entitled to keep all the wealth that accrues to it by natural endowment or the industry of its people. This erroneous belief has galvanized those opposed to the transparent principles of resource control to the point of hysterically accusing its proponents of threatening the stability and territorial integrity of our nation.
Nothing can be further from the truth.
By advocating the principle of resource control, we are only standing up for the obvious in a capitalist society such as ours. Our stance is predicated on a desire to see the Federal Government grow from its present point where it epitomizes that old definition of a baby as an alimentary canal with huge appetite on one end and no sense of responsibility on the other. What we preach is fiscal responsibility. While we consistently advocate the principle of resource control, we do not lose sight of the individual responsibly of each state to contributing towards the even development of the entire nation. Our commitment to the national interest is unassailable.