Senator Ali Ndume has declared that he would rally support in the Senate to ensure that the Tax Reform Bill sent to the Red Chambers by President Bola Tinubu is thrown out.
Ndume stated this during when he was a guest on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Tuesday.
He said Northern leaders had totally rejected the bill because it was against the north.
Ndume said the President should have to reformed governance and not impose another tax on Nigerians, and told Tinubu to listen to the advice of the Northern Governors’ Forum and immediately withdraw the bills.
Ndume said, “Our people are saying they don’t want the VAT bill, they don’t even want to hear about it. That is why we are going to make it dead on arrival.
“President Tinubu should heed the advice of the National Economic Council (NEC) and the Northern Governors’ Forum and withdraw the bills immediately.
“Nigerians are willing to pay taxes but only when they can afford it. Right now, people are struggling to survive. Let people live first before you start asking them for taxes.”
“What he needs to do is to withdraw the bill. Then go back to our people, educate and make us understand. We are representing the people, and they have already made their stance clear.
“The governors and traditional rulers have said that the bill is not good. So, the best course of action is to withdraw it immediately,” he added.
