Taiwo Popoola
The Executive Director of Patriots for Advancement of Peace and Social Development, Dr Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi has lambasted the northern governors resisting the proposed tax reform bills.
In an interview with Arise TV on Monday which was monitored by Urban Express News Online, Shinkafi described the governors as “lazy” and unwilling to develop strategies to generate internal revenue.
According to him, the governors who are claiming that the tax bills will increase hardship in the northern part of the country “are responsible for the failure of the economy, chronic insecurity, unemployment, poverty, and educational backwardness in the northern region.”
Shinkafi strongly defended the contentious tax reform bills amidst criticisms, particularly from northern governors, describing the opposition as politically motivated and based on misinformation.
Shinkafi also said “The attack by the Northern Youth Assembly is uncalled for,” stressing that the Deputy Senate President, who presided over the proceedings, was fulfilling his constitutional duties.
