The member representing Dengi constituency in the Plateau State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Surv Saleh Shehu Yipmong has called on the Executive Arm of Government in Plateau State to increase funding for geographic information system so as to boost revenue generation in the state. 


Yipmong who made the call during the plenary on the 7th of December 2021, was responding to a motion of urgent public importance brought before the house.


According to the lawmaker, Geographic Information Systems are powerful decision-making tools used by many businesses. 


He went on to hint that Data intelligence compiled from GIS applications help companies and various industries, and consumers, make informed decisions as well as generate revenue for the state.