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For now, the perception is that the bills will only favour some states like Lagos while the north will be shortchanged, and in that regard, the President needs to convince the north about the bills.” Also, the Director General, Media to Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State, Maiwada Danmallam, said it was too early for any governor to preempt the bills before the public debate.
Speaking in Lafia on Thursday with Punch, Ahemba noted that the agenda to stop the bills is a “collective responsibility for all political players from northern Nigeria.” Ahemba explained that the North observed the proposed tax reforms would predominantly benefit southern states, leaving northern states at a disadvantage.
“The governor cannot be against government generating money for development, but he is looking at areas that may have a negative impact on his people and advise the National Assembly to make amends,”he said So, if the bills are withdrawn by the presidency to address the contentious clauses, we can only wait to see how far the presidency will go in addressing the concerns before saying what governors will or will not do,”he explained..
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