Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, the legislator defended his stance and emphasized that the Presidency should follow the National Economic Council’s recommendation to revoke the measure.

Since the governors, who are our leaders, the National Economic Council, and numerous other people have stated that it is not necessary to discard the bills, I am not advocating that we do away with the good along with the bad.

“Withdraw the bill, hold additional consultations, and then reintroduce it.” “Why are they rushing?” asked Ndume.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, the legislator defended his stance and emphasized that the Presidency should follow the National Economic Council’s recommendation to revoke the measure.

Since the governors, who are our leaders, the National Economic Council, and numerous other people have stated that it is not necessary to discard the bills, I am not advocating that we do away with the good along with the bad.

“Withdraw the bill, hold additional consultations, and then reintroduce it.” “Why are they rushing?” asked Ndume.

Ndume used the Petrol Industry Bill, which he claimed was more significant than the tax bill and took years to pass, to support his assertion that there is a rush to pass tax reform legislation.

He recalled that the PIB was introduced to the National Assembly when he was in the House of Representatives, but wasn’t passed until years later when he had moved to the Senate.

The Senator said one of his grouses with the tax reform bills is the timing, noting that such bills shouldn’t be introduced when Nigerians are struggling to survive.

According to him, the opposition to the bills by him and some others is not because people do not want to pay taxes, but the wrong timing.

“I disagree with the timing because Nigerians are struggling to survive. Our forefathers were paying tax, in the North we pay taxes.

“So, it is not like we are running away from tax, we pay taxes, every responsible Nigerian will want to pay tax, but the timing is wrong,” he said.

Ndume, who said the best time to present the bills is when there is no hunger, likened the bills to giving someone something with a right hand and taking it back with the left hand.

He added that his opposition of the bills is because he does not want Tinubu to fail contrary to some insinuations that it is to hurt the President.