A popular Nigerian lawyer, Malcolm Imirhobo, has backed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Tax Reform Bill. The lawyer made his stance known in a statement on Friday night through his official X account. His statement comes amid the lingering back and front regarding the recent Tax Reform Bill sent to the National Assembly.
DAILY POST reports that the National Economic Council, consisting of governors, had asked Tinubu to withdraw the bill while it called for further consultations. This comes as Northern governors rejected the bill. However, Tinubu's government rejected the NEC's advice and ignored the Northern governors stance on the bill.
He noted that states in Nigeria should contribute their quarter to the country’s revenue, saying that the North cannot continue to reap where it did not sow. Imirhobo added that the tax reform bill is a prerequisite if the country is serious about returning to a regional government. 'I support the tax reform bill because it will correct tax distribution inequalities. The North has been robbing and raping the South for decades; it has to stop.
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