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Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, says he acknowledges the fact President Bola Tinubu has the power to ensure the tax reform bill is ed even amid the controversies it is being generated.

The bill, which has ed the second reading at the Senate, is facing stiff resistance from different quarters, especially from elites in Northern Nigeria.

The Northern Governors Forum, the Northern Elders Forum, the National Economic Council, and Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, among others, have openly called for the withdrawal of the bills on the grounds that they do not reflect the region’s interests.

DAILY POST recalls that last week, Zulum, said the tax reform bills will cause backwardness in the North and Nigeria in general.

Zulum in an interview with Channels Television on Sunday, said: “We know the power of the president. I’m a system man; I respect him.

“If the president wants to use his power to the tax bill, he may have his way, but it has its consequences for the people.”

However, the Governor added that at this point, not up to three governors across the 36 states of the federation are in of the bill.

“As of now, you cannot get 3 governors in Nigeria that are in of this Tax law” he stated.

Recall that Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, recently came under fire by Northern youths when he said in an interview with BBC Hausa that the Senate allowed the bill to for second reading because the lawmakers wanted to give room for broader conversation from experts and Nigerians.

https://dailypost.ng/2024/12/02/tax-reform-bills-i-know-you-can-have-your-way-zulum-to-tinubu/

Zulum is a smart man. He knows the game.

Exactly

Your ally has gone rogue.. but as a pure kanuri..Arewa.. your loyalty stand..

Let him have his way.. Nigerians will have theirs someday soon
I
E no go tey again.

To trust beyirebe .. na to trust traditional folklore tortoise

God help Nigerians

Zulum should direct this energy to ending Boko Haram and not on tax Borno state has been receiving billions of naira every month since Boko Haram started and the state is not making money and he clearly understand this bill will end such free money.
Southern Nigeria is paying taxes on everything, while northern Nigeria don't pay.
Let compare land taxes of South vs North, with their large land.
80% of companies in Nigeria are located in southern Nigeria and the infrastructure they used are maintained by the state government, yet the company taxes are shared.
Zulum make your region investment friendly simpl

are you lamenting or forcefully accepting this bill?

Oops

The massive protest in the North against Tinubu on August 1, this year moved Tinubu to start making plans on taming the North.

Whereas the greater South ( South East and South West) kept their cool, the North who have impoverished this country with their good for nothing former presidents took to the streets to start causing mayhem... Now is the time to make use of their population in Agriculture and other productive ventures...


We have the numbers ! We have the numbers! Oya make una use those una numbers to farm and transform the North, and stop using Federal money to be marrying wives up and down and pampering terrorists

Yes please the south can't keep feeding the north.

They claim they have population, yet all the IGR is south

No more free money for the Aboki

They just released and reintegrated "repentant" terrorists and bandits in the North, which money do you think they will use to take care of them?

Any nigerian from the southern part of the country against the tax reform bill should be flogged in the market square.

Regional Government loading....

Did we not warn you all about Tinubu?
A man so selfish that all he cares about is his personal enrichment?

If this thing no pay the North

They can aswell ask for breakout

Make everyone stand alone

President Office is too powerful

“We know the power of the president. I’m a system man; I respect him.

“If the president wants to use his power to the tax bill, he may have his way, but it has its consequences for the people.”

They are truly having sleepless night

All this tax opposition especially by the North makes me think tinibu is doing something right... So for the first time in my life I with tinibu on this one.....

Frigga13:
Exactly

Your ally has gone rogue.. but as a pure kanuri..Arewa.. your loyalty stand..

Let him have his way.. Nigerians will have theirs someday soon
I
E no go tey again.

To trust beyirebe .. na to trust traditional folklore tortoise

God help Nigerians

Tinubu doesn't need North to get re-elected. He can simply appoint a Yoruba man as the next INEC chairman and matter close.

I love your boldness Sir.

I love your boldness Sir.
Evil policies flying✈️✈️✈️ around

We are tired of feeding the North. Develop your region and bring in investors. Matter close! Parasite region

And he will

Northerners are not more Nigerians than others.

We go tax una cows, una yams , una pepper same way so many things have been taxed in Southern Nigeria

Monkey no fit dey work make baboon dey chop

Nigerian governors are lazy, very lazy

I love your boldness Sir.
Evil policies flying✈️✈️✈️ around.
May u suffer the masses due to evil ur change

The 3 Governors should be Lagos, Rivers and Oyo probably: All southern. Now the question is why are the remaining 14 southern states are against the bill if the bill is actually only Anti-North? I need education on this, pls....

ify2016:
“We know the power of the president. I’m a system man; I respect him.

“If the president wants to use his power to the tax bill, he may have his way, but it has its consequences for the people.”

They are truly having sleepless night

Yes o. They should cry us a river or better hug transformer 🤣🤣🤣

ourcrudeoil:
No more free money for the Aboki

Lolz,abeg na which state you dey?

shortgun:
Did we not warn you all about Tinubu?
A man so selfish that all he cares about is his personal enrichment?

Pls which state you base?

Tradepunter2:
All this tax opposition especially by the North makes me think tinibu is doing something right... So for the first time in my life I with tinibu on this one.....

Do u know what the impact would be?

Nigerians force the President to do this and no going back .

when Nigerians are protesting , they always direct their foolishness to the President instead of their respective LAZY governors ..... Its a game over for the lazy govs as it stand ,

Farm for your farm level loading ......

Tradepunter2:
All this tax opposition especially by the North makes me think tinibu is doing something right... So for the first time in my life I with tinibu on this one.....

Because is affecting your enemy?

atobs4real:
I love your boldness Sir.
Evil policies flying✈️✈️✈️ around

How is it evil ,my dear brothe

Tax remittances from the north is smaller!

Na why!

Very soon north go dey chop their population while south go dey chop their VAT

Warrior99:
They just released and reintegrated "repentant" terrorists and bandits in the North, which money do you think they will use to take care of them?

Any southerner against the tax reform bill should be flogged in the market square.

Regional Government loading....

Stop gaslighting

There;s nothing like South

You did not realise there is South when you ed Muslim Muslim ticket to please the North!!