Borno State governor Babagana Zulum said President Bola Tinubu’s Tax Reforms Bill will increase hunger and insecurity in the northern part of the country.
The Tax Reform bill which under consideration at the National Assembly has received opposition from northern states governors and speaking during a BBC Hausa interview Friday, Mr. Zulum stated that the north region is opposed to the bill, which according to him will unleash more hunger, poverty, and insecurity.
“We believe this Bill, if passed into Law will completely destroy or kill the North as a whole. We are calling on all relevant stakeholders including President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to raise up and look into this matter,” Zulum said.
“It will not only affect the North, but the Eastern and Western even the South-South regions. States like Oyo, Ekiti, Ondo will have problems too. They are equally saying it will also take Lagos State backward and if that’s the case, we all don’t want Lagos to go backward.
“Therefore, let’s leave things the way they are currently.
“Our agitation is that we know if passed into law, we will not be able to pay and if, we pay once, the next year, it will become trouble because we won’t be able to pay again.
“Let’s not create problems and leave them behind for our future generations.”
Addressing members of the National Assembly, Zulum said, “Do not betray the trust of your constituents by passing the bill. Opposing the bill does not imply opposition to the government but rather a commitment to protecting regional interests.
“My position is that we should all be careful, we have families, grandchildren, brothers, sisters in our communities, our states to look out for.”
