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What will happen to Nigeria if tax reform bills are passed – Bishop

Bishop Matthew Kukah

He said the enormous human and natural resources Nigeria is endowed with must be properly harnessed and utilised in order to stem the tide of violence among its energetic youths.

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese and founder of the Kukah Centre, Most Reverend Mathew Kukah, shared is views regarding the the controversial tax reform bills of Bola Tinubu’s administration.

The fiery cleric said the bills were what the country needed to catapult it into economic prosperity.

The bill, which has passed the second reading at the Senate, is facing vehement pushback from different quarters, especially from elites in Northern Nigeria.

Notable northern groups and figures like The Northern Governors Forum, the Northern Elders Forum, the National Economic Council, and Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, among others, have publicly voiced their opposition to the bill and demanded its withdraw.

According to them, the provisions of the bill do not reflect the region’s interests and would only worsen the poverty, underdevelopment and other socio-economic challenges the region is already grappling with.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Morning Brief on Tuesday, Kukah asserted that the bills would halt the fiscal impunity and financial recklessness of the elites.

He urged the Federal Government to ensure that the ongoing reforms lead to the country’s development, adding that the… Read the full article.

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