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Tax Reforms: Group faults Senator Monguno for not supporting Ndume, other critiques.

A non-political Group under the umbrella of Southern Borno Concerned Citizens (SBCCs) has expressed shock and displeasure over the position of Senator Mohammed Tahir Monguno (APC Borno North) for endorsing the controversial Tax Reform Bills sent to the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Recall that the Bills before the national assembly, include; The Nigeria Tax Bill 2024, the Tax Administration Bill, and the Nigeria Revenue Service Establishment Bill aimed to repeal the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Act and create the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) and, the Joint Revenue Board Establishment Bill.

The Bills which has passed second reading was hitherto condemned by Nigerian Governors Forum, National Economic Council Meeting, North East Governors Forum under the chairmanship of Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC Borno South) and many senators who claimed that the Bills are anti-people, and if passed into Law, will add to the current economic hardship faced by resilient Nigerians.

Senator Monguno (Chief Whip) had during his contributions at last Wednesday Plenary argued that the Bills if passed would reduce economic and tax burden on all Nigerians, especially that food, education, electricity and Pharmaceutical companies would be exempted from the Value Added Tax (VAT).

The National Chairman and Spokesperson of SBCCs, Comrade Bulama Sawa in a press statement issued to Journalists in Maiduguri on Friday commended President Tinubu for doing his best to implement his Renewed Hope Agenda after removal of fuel subsidy, attempt to float the naira against the dollar at the foreign exchange market and rejigging the business climate of the country.

The Group however expressed its displeasure to note that Tahir Monguno who has been at the national assembly as member House of Representatives for over decade, and now first time Senator and Chief Whip at the 10th assembly will support such controversial Tax Reform Bills at the detriment of his constituents, and of course Nigerians.

Sawa hailed Senator Ndume who has remained on the forefront in criticizing the Tax Reform Bills at the Plenary. He also appreciated Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan, SAN (Borno Central), Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP Bauchi Central) and other senators for their disposition on the matter.

The statement reads: ” We want to express shock and our displeasure over the position of Senator Mohammed Tahir Monguno (APC Borno North) for endorsing the controversial Tax Reform Bills sent to the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

”Although we are very much aware that the said Bills have passed second reading at the national assembly, let us commend and aligned with Nigerian Governors Forum, National Economic Council Meeting, North East Governors Forum under the chairmanship of Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC Borno South), many senators, Area Consultative Forum (ACF) and traditional rulers who have voiced their concern that the Bills are anti-people, and if passed into Law, will add to the current economic hardship faced by resilient Nigerians.

”We equally commend President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for doing his best in the ongoing implementation of his Renewed Hope Agenda after removal of fuel subsidy, attempt to float the naira against the dollar at the foreign exchange market and rejigging the business climate of the country. But we appealed to Mr. President to withdraw the Bills before the national assembly, as many pundits have expressed worry that if the Bills are passed and signed into Law, it will add salt to the injury”. The Group lamented.

It however expressed its displeasure to note that Tahir Monguno who has been at the national assembly as member House of Representatives for over decade, and now first time Senator and Chief Whip at the 10th assembly will support such controversial Tax Reform Bills at the detriment of his constituents, and of course Nigerians as a whole.

The Chairman of the Group therefore hailed Senator Ndume who has remained on the forefront in criticizing the Tax Reform Bills at the Plenary. He also appreciated Nigerian Governors Forum, especially Chairman of North East Governors Forum, Professor Babagana Zulum of Borno State, Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan, SAN (Borno Central), Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP Bauchi Central), other senators, traditional rulers and Area Consultative Forum (ACF) for their disposition on the matter.

Our Correspondent also observed that Governor Zulum who recently granted an interview with BBC Hausa, faulted the attempt to quickly pass the Tax Bills into law, and advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the national assembly and other supporters to reverse their decision over the matter, considering the fact that about 60% total votes that brought Tinubu into office were from the North.

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/11/tax-reforms-group-faults-senator-monguno-for-not-supporting-ndume-other-critiques/

Tired of anything and everything that has to do with Nigeria and her Politicians

Level pass level

The northerners who want to form opposition online have been confused as they have just been talking to themselves.

They are free to express themselves, we go read them and take note

If this bill is being implemented it will reduce economy and tax burden on Nigerian.

When it gets to the time to show him your displeasure though vote. You will collect #500 and one pollo

Where can I find a true draft of the tax reform bill? Who knows?

The bill must be pass, northern parasite

Why?

Werey pipu.

Even if no single Senator from the North and South supports the Bill, we will still pass it. Once SP Godswill Akpabio says “those in support say Aye”, if no single person says “Aye”, then silence means acceptance and consent, then the Ayes have it. If you like bring out guns on the floor of the House, once Godswill Akpabio pronounce God’s Will, it becomes LAW. Ogun kee una Mama.

Instead of bringing together your best brains to scrutinise the Bills and see how you can propose adjustments and modifications that will favour you, and if all you have in your states are serial killers, you can employ Consultants from any part of the world to help you scrutinise the Bills. Once you don’t do that, but you think you have any means of stopping the Bills, then you are damn for life, because we will pass the four Bills even if no single Senator besides the SP supports it.

You don’t know the new Sheriff in town, he is the head of the Mafias, so no kindergarten cabal can stop him, he is the god of Politics and Strategy, he is Emilokan Asiwaju Jagaban Omo Alhaja Abibatu Mogaji, won n le l’eyin, oun le ara iwaju

These northerners take it as their right to cheat others. You don't drink and want a cut of VAT on beer. Haba.
Eat your Quran nah?

I support this bill with a keg of palm wine and a bowl of colanut, IT must go through to it's final approval.
On this one I support tinubu, in as much as i disagree on many other things.
NO REWARD FOR LAZYNESS, I GUESS THE SO CALLED GOVERNOR WILL GO INTO CRITICAL THINKING ON HOW TO GENERATE INTERNAL REVENUE, OR JUST PAY CIVIL SERVANTS TO COME AND GOSSIP AT WORK.

Muslim-Muslim tickets my foot. Why are they regretting voting him. Next will be house to house tax payments. It must surely go round

They now make it an ethnic issues.
Let just divide the country once and for all we will make our VISA conditions so stringent to the extent that Gala people will not enter the west.

dumahi:
Where can I find a true draft of the tax reform bill? Who knows?

Tax reform group....every little thing they will create a group

helinues:
Level pass level

The northerners who want to form opposition online have been confused as they have just been talking to themselves.

They are free to express themselves, we go read them and take note

You ever came across the word persona non grata?

The division of the South is why the parasitic north is making noise

This is one time all southern senator irrespective of parties should come together to support the president unfortunately we have more people down south who want the president to fail just for their own selfish political reasons

Okpokpo09:
Muslim-Muslim tickets my foot. Why are they regretting voting him. Next will be house to house tax payments. It must surely go round

Cry well well. The god of Politics is telling you that he cares less about the foreign religions which the owners have abandoned. He is there to make the country great again, not to promote religion

oluwaseyi0:
The division of the South is why the parasitic north is making noise

This is one time all southern senator irrespective of parties should come together to support the president unfortunately we have more people down south who want the president to fail just for their own selfish political reasons

Nobody can stop TINUBU. If the Nzobu Nzobu people likes, let them join the desert parasites, we will still pass the four Tax Bills

Krankhead:
They now make it an ethnic issues.
Let just divide the country once and for all we will make our VISA conditions so stringent to the extent that Gala people will not enter the west.

What's the point of quoting me with this statement?

simpleseyi:
Nobody can stop TINUBU. If the Nzobu Nzobu people likes, let them join the desert parasites, we will still pass the four Tax Bills

Someone described you guys as "dark-hearted kone-headed structures". I think he's right. You bring stvpid toxic tribal sentiments into everything and you want everyone to allow you do it. You really lack wisdom.

What are they afraid of?

Which part of the bill has or could have any negative impact on the citizens?

The north should stop dragging down the nation. We need fiscal federation which is the true federation. Make you money in your state, spend your money in your state and give a little of it to the central / federal government.

Let the federal face security, international relations and other central policies not issue like power generation and what have you.

Krankhead:
They now make it an ethnic issues.
Let just divide the country once and for all we will make our VISA conditions so stringent to the extent that Gala people will not enter the west.

Haaa! No kee our neighbours with hunger nah. If Gala and La Casera in holdups people no enter West, how will they survive? Even the fake drugs and drinks that they manufacture, na West dem dey sell them

Tinubu is truly pulling North legs. Possibly he is not planning for second term. If you think this tax reform will favour anyone, either rich or poor then you are on the long rope. Tinubu has never come with any policy that will favour masses. He will rather put the masses in perpetual pains than favour them. This I have seen.

simpleseyi:
Cry well well. The Gid of Politics is telling you that he cares less about the foreign religions which the owners have abandoned

I hope your family eats four square meal daily after voting bulaba blue. Very soon suffer go tire you

Okpokpo09:
Muslim-Muslim tickets my foot. Why are they regretting voting him. Next will be house to house tax payments. It must surely go round

keep wailing