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The Upper Chamber of the National Assembly has directed its Committee on Finance to suspend further action on the proposed tax bill pending the outcome of a high-level meeting with the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF).

This was as the Senate established a committee to examine the ambiguous aspects of the much-debated Tax Reform Bills and to provide a report to the full Senate prior to the public hearing on these bills.

The Senate gave this directive on Wednesday in a press statement issued by the Deputy Senate President, Sen. Barau Jibrin during plenary
Barau, who presided over the meeting, noted the existing controversies surrounding the bills and indicated that the committee is tasked with engaging in consultations with the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), the executive branch, and other key stakeholders. The committee is led by the Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro (PDP, Benue South).

On October 3, 2024, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu submitted four tax reform bills to the National Assembly, as communicated in a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and House of Representatives Speaker, Hon. Tajuddeen Abbas during separate sessions of the two chambers.

Tinubu emphasized that the bills aim to strengthen Nigeria’s fiscal institutions and align with his administration’s broader developmental goals for the nation.

However, there has been significant opposition to the bills from various groups, including governors, traditional leaders, civil society organizations, and some federal lawmakers.

Additionally, Barau identified Senators Titus Zam (APC, Benue North West), Orjir Uzor Kalu (Abia North), Sani Musa (APC, Niger East), and Abdullahi Yahaha (Kebbi North), among others, as members of the committee.

festacman:
If you must know and at the risk of going low in tribal mud fight, Ibadan was not and is not more industrialized than Enugu. I have visited Ibadan and Enugu. You haven't crossed River Niger. In fairness, Kaduna had more.

However, you have the right to assume anything about any city, if it makes sleep well. It is your democratic right.

Again, I will not engage in tribal rat race with you. Not my style.

iwaeda:

otherway:
Are you this brainless?

RedScorpion:
When you see your Papa you can call him an Illiterate...

Wasted generation....

What happened to Jurisdiction

press9jatv:
Dele will defeat Afe babalola here. You seem not to know Dele

Acidosis:
Is it not shameful to you that a citizen like you can order the Nigerian Police to pick you up in your house over a civil matter?

Are you not worried?

press9jatv:
He will be release and be set free. Dele will become much famous on the media space

RedScorpion:
Police officers came all the way from Ekiti State to arrest someone in Lagos State...

Police officers don finish for Lagos State ?

The guy that was arrested better have a strong case if not the Corrupt Judicial System he talked about will be used against him..

Thewrath:
Oga provide a link to his statement condemning the bill,I didn’t say wether he is speaking for ohanaeze or not,just provide a link of him condemning the bill,SIMPLE

Thewrath:
Did you see his name on my screenshot?
Was the screenshot not in support of the bill?
That is ohanaeze worldwide..

Provide a link to Iziguzoro speaking against the tax bill na

Thewrath:
You posted a picture with Peter obi’s former SSG,obaze and now came again with Iziguzoro's statement Where is the link to his statement speaking on behalf of ohanaeze ndigbo?

happney65:
I like this fight between SW APC and the North. It is sweating my belle. For 8years they supported all the policies of that Bastard,Bubari after the propped him

But as the North are bullies who doesn't add anything positive to the Nigerian Economy except Banditry and War. Nothing positive.

I hope Tinubu behaves like a real Man calls off their bluff and passes the Law. Even as an anti Tinubu,I wholeheartedly support the Law.

But we shall see if he wont bulge and be a Coward at the end of the day

richmond500:
You are probably 18hours too late.
The bill was suspended to further debate till further notice.

It was not withdrawn but they won't talk about the bill for now.
And before they will talk about it again, E fit reach 10yrs just like the PIB bill

Thewrath:
So he alone is a body representing ndigbo? And ohanaeze is representing you! Wow this is new.

Fight your fight alone,don’t turn it to triple threat match,you said you can do the do,time done reach.

I didn’t know Okechukwu Iziguzoro and obaze’s opinions were enough to cause a setback on the tax bill..or after God is it not tinubu again?

richmond500:
they have already suspended the bill

Thewrath:
Is ohanaeze representing you?
Just admit that you dug day and night to find a justification to drag igbos in.

Thewrath:
So why did you skip ohanaeze’s endorsement of the bill?

Thewrath:
We Dey our own,na una begin dey call igbos out,creating threads up and down,reno omokri too has added his own,we all knew he was referring to igbos..so we are responding to your calls!

EmperorCaesar:
Make una dey try rest

Nobody gives an F about your people

Na everything be tribal matters to you

Thewrath:
When they are tired of threatening each other,they will either pass the bill or withdraw it since they don’t trust themselves and CANNOT do anything about it…

But don’t make your fight a triple threat match

Lioness5280:
What actions have you taken against, are we not the African Nigerian players again? . We were made to make you wail while you were made to bytch about us online and ofcourse fantisise about us

ayo84:
The north needs to reorganise and reassess its economic advantage in agriculture and animal husbandry and also solid minerals. They can bolster the valie chain and increase revenue and correspondingly taxes and levies accruable to states in the north. Revatilisation of dry sea ports is also a way to push for industralisation in the north.

PressMyButton:
The former Speaker insisted that Tinubu has done what no Northern leader has ever done