The Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has called on governors opposing the new tax bills introduced by President Bola Tinubu to get on the negotiation table. Oshiomhole made this call on Wednesday while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme.
DAILY POST recalls that the new tax bills introduced have been enveloped in widespread controversy and sparked scathing criticisms and stiff opposition from many, including the 36 state governors under the aegis of the National Economic Council, NEC. The 19 governors in northern Nigeria have also emphatically rejected sections of the bills and called for the withdrawal of the bills from the National Assembly.
The lawmaker said a society can be changed either by resolution or reforms, adding that the president has the right to initiate tax reforms. The former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, however, said the president should not expect the bills to return to him exactly the way they were presented to the National Assembly. 'I am not a stammerer and debate is for those who can argue. And that is what the parliament is about.
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