The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has faulted Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi for saying without proof that the proposed tax reform will affect the north more than any part of the country.
Mr Emeka Nwankpa, Chairman of TMSG, and Mr Dapo Okubanjo, Secretary, in a statement on Saturday, accused Mohammed of making false claims against President Bola Tinubu.
It said when the governor recently received Sheikh Sani Jingir, the National Chairman, Council of Ulama Jama’atu Izalatul Bid’ah Wa’Ikamatis Sunnah, in Bauchi, he blamed Tinubu’s economic policies for the hardship in Northern Nigeria.
“Governor Mohammed was quoted as saying that the tax reform policy would block revenue sources, thereby jeopardising governance in states.
“We wonder which part of states’ revenue sources Tinubu’s tax reforms block.
“Or is he saying that the over 50 multiple taxes that the tax reforms…
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