Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has said he is no longer opposing the tax reform bills after thorough discussions on them.
Sule, who had initially opposed the tax bills, announced his change of mind when he appeared as a guest on Channels TV’s Politics Today.
The governor said he wanted to ensure that the bills were thoroughly discussed before any decision was made.
Sule said he was against the removal of Value Added Tax (VAT) from the FAAC, adding that “That is why we are calling for a review of that position. The moment you take VAT out of FAAC, you are taking 60 per cent of that to go to derivation. Other people are introducing consumption.”
The governor said, “We have achieved our goal, and that is the reason today I talk differently. I talk differently because the goal we wanted to achieve has been achieved.
“We wanted the bill to be further discussed and not passed in its original form. Now, there are opportunities for further review, and I commend the House of Representatives, particularly the speaker, for the way they have handled the issue.”
He praised the National Assembly in the way they are handling the bills and also how they are addressing the concerns raised by him and other concerned citizens.
