On Thursday, Bala Mohammed, the governor of Bauchi State, emphasised that President Bola Tinubu’s tax plans are anti-northern Nigerian and will not benefit the area.

When the Christian community in Bauchi State paid him a visit at Government House, the governor made this clear.

Mohammed, who also serves as the chairman of the Governors Forum, PDP, and Peoples Democratic Party, claimed that the tax reform legislation presently before the National Assembly are biassed in favour of a certain region of the nation.

He believes that the President ought to revoke the tax reform legislation.

He pointed out that because the legislation won’t provide inflows to fund road construction and salary payments, they are bad for Northern Nigeria.

For this reason, the president needs to pay attention to the demands for tax reform. Since we won’t have the funds to build roads or pay your salaries, it is not a smart policy for northern Nigeria.

“They are asking for chaos if they don’t heed. And that’s not good. “They need to pay attention to us because we cast ballots for the presidency in this state and others.

They must refrain from developing policies that favour a single state or even a subset of the nation.

He stated, “It is about national unity, national hegemony, and this is what we are all about: good leadership. It is not about religion or tribe.”

President Tinubu emphasised that the tax reform laws are here to stay during his first Presidential Media Chat. He claims that in order to retool the nation’s economy, the tax reform proposals are essential.

Remember how the National Economic Council and Northern governors rejected the tax reform bills? The legislation have continued to elicit conflicting responses since they were sent to the National Assembly.