Kano, Kano state – President Bola Tinubu has started sending emissaries to the northern elite to clear the way for the passage of the tax reform bills.
As reported by The Punch on Sunday, January 5, 2025, sources in the presidency revealed that Tinubu was also consulting with the political class for support on the bills.
The newspaper quoted an official as saying:
Another source added:
TimesNow.com.ng reports that the tax reform bills, drafted by the Presidential Committee on Tax Reforms and Fiscal Policy, aim to overhaul the existing tax laws in Nigeria.
The president transmitted the four bills—the Nigeria Tax Bill 2024, the Tax Administration Bill, the Nigeria Revenue Service Establishment Bill, and the Joint Revenue Board Establishment Bill—to the National Assembly on October 3, 2024.
However, the bills have faced stiff opposition from the northern parts of the country, notably from governors who described them as “anti-north.”
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Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that the presidency described as “inflammatory” a recent statement by Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi state, that the Tinubu administration’s tax reform bills are an invitation to anarchy.
The ruling government, through Sunday Dare, said Mohammed’s decision to continually ‘threaten’ the FG is “unbecoming of his office as a state governor”.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
