Tax reforms: They must listen to North otherwise, they are calling for anarchy ? Gov Mohammed

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has insisted that President Bola Tinubu’s tax policies will not favour the northern region of Nigeria.

President Tinubu, during his first Presidential Media Chat early this week, insisted that the tax reform bills have come to stay. According to him, the tax reform bills are necessary to retool the country’s economy.

But, Mohammed, who doubles as the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors Forum, said the tax reform bills that are currently before the National Assembly are designed to favour only Southern Nigeria because they will not guarantee inflows to pay salaries and build roads in the north.

“That is why the presidency must listen to the cries about tax reform,” Bala said when he received the Christian community in Bauchi State visited him at the Government House.

“It is not a good policy for northern Nigeria because we are not going to get money to pay your salaries or to do roads.

“They must listen; otherwise, they are calling for anarchy. And that is not good.

“We voted for the presidency in this state and other states; they must listen to us. They must not come up with policies that favour only one section of the country or even one state in the country.

“It is not about religion; it is not about tribe; it is about national unity; it is about national hegemony, and this is what we are all about: good leadership,” he said.
 

The tax reform bills were rejected by Northern governors and the National Economic Council.