Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has voiced the North’s opposition to President Bola Tinubu’s Tax Reforms Bill currently before the National Assembly.
In an interview on BBC News Hausa, which was posted on X, Zulum stressed that the North will not be party to the proposed legislation.
He emphasized the detrimental effects the bill would have on the North and other regions in the country.
Zulum warned that the tax reforms would lead to economic decline, hunger, poverty, and insecurity, especially in the northern region.
The governor also questioned the rush by the National Assembly to ensure swift passage of the bill, contrasting it with the prolonged delay of the Petroleum Bill in the National Assembly.
Expressing further concerns on affordability and sustainability, he says, “Our agitation is that we know if passed into law, we will not be able to pay and if, we pay once, the next year, it will become trouble because we won’t be able to pay again