Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has said that governors of the Northern States cannot move against Bola Tinubu, a President, according to him, they brought to office. DAILY POST reported that Northern governors rejected the recent tax reform bill sent to the National Assembly by the Tinubu government.
The governors made their stance known in a communiqué on Monday by the Chairman of the Northern Governors' Forum, Muhammadu Inuwa, the governor of Gombe State. Recall that Tinubu , on October 3, 2024, forwarded a tax reform bill to the Senate and the House of Representatives for approval. Part of the bill provides reforms in the sector, including changing the name of the Federal Inland Revenue Service to the Nigeria Revenue Service .
Governors and the Traditional Rulers Council in the Northern States after a meeting on Monday at Government House, Kaduna, urged the National Assembly to “oppose any bill that can jeopardise the well-being of our people”. During an interview on Channels Television, Sule weighed in on the controversial VAT bill that has sent the northern region against Tinubu.
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