President Bola Tinubu has been asked to order the withdrawal of the tax reform bills from the national assembly, to allow for wider consultations and consensus building.
The national economic council, NEC, made the recommendation during its recent meeting chaired by vice president, Kashim Shettima at the council chamber, presidential villa, as it sought to address the misunderstandings around the tax reform, following a meeting of the northern governors.
Recall that governors of the 19 northern states, under the platform of the northern governors’ forum, had said the proposition negates the interest of the north and other sub-nationals.
Announcing the call for withdrawal of the tax reform bills at the end of the 144th NEC meeting, Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde explained that it was necessary to allow for consensus building and understanding of the bills among Nigerians.
Meanwhile, the presidency had explained that the proposed tax reform was not against the north and that it would benefit all states of the federation.
