Tax Bill: You can’t force your view on the Nation, group tells Ndume

The Northern Redemption Coalition (NRC) has berated the lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Ali Ndume, for attempting to force his views on the nation regarding the tax reform bills currently before the National Assembly. President Bola Tinubu sent four bills to the National Assembly, including the Nigeria Tax Bill […]

The Northern Redemption Coalition (NRC) has berated the lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Ali Ndume, for attempting to force his views on the nation regarding the tax reform bills currently before the National Assembly.

President Bola Tinubu sent four bills to the National Assembly, including the Nigeria Tax Bill 2024, the Tax Administration Bill, and the Nigeria Revenue Service Establishment Bill, meant to repeal the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Act and create the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) and, the Joint Revenue Board Establishment Bill.

The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) had opposed the VAT bill, claiming it would impoverish the North, a position that drew widespread condemnation from northern youth groups and professionals.

Weighing in when he appeared on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Tuesday, Ndume said the bills are dead on arrival and should be thrown out.

But the Northern Redemption Coalition (NRC) president, Comrade Adamu Bashir, in a statement cautioned Ndume against overinflating his political worth and following, as his position does not reflect the acceptance of the tax bills among the discerning population of Nigerians.

“For the avoidance of doubt, the North is not afraid of the new tax bills. The North rather fears leaders who have refused to distribute wealth evenly, build schools for our teeming population of young people out of school, and empower our vulnerable women,” Bashir added.