The Progressive Northern Youth Forum (PNYF) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for rejecting the National Economic Council’s (NEC) recommendation to withdraw the tax reform bills.
During the 144th meeting of the NEC, led by Vice President Kashim Shettima, the council had suggested that the bills be withdrawn following a meeting of governors from the 19 northern states in Kaduna, where they, along with prominent traditional leaders from the region, collectively decided to oppose the Nigeria Tax Reform Bill.
But President Tinubu, through a statement issued by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, urged the NEC to allow the process to run its full course.
The PNYF, in a statement signed by its Secretary General, Abdulkadir Bala, on Saturday expressed its support for the President’s decision to disregard the stance of NEC members, particularly the Northern Governors’ Forum.
Bala emphasized…
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