FG’s ‘Capitalist’ Tax Reform Bill Will Be Rejected – Federal Lawmaker

Hon. Ghali Mustapha Tijani, a federal lawmaker representing Ajingi/Albasu/Gaya Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives has affirmed that the tax reform bills are capitalist in nature, anti- people and the bills will be rejected.

The tax reform bills on the floor of the Green Chamber on Wednesday last week, which turned to be very rowdy with emotion of anger reign supreme between those for and against the bills.

However, while speaking on his personal opinion on the matter on Monday, Hon. Tijani said his educational background is in corporate finance and after thorough studying of the Tax bills forwarded to both Chambers of the National Assembly, he is not favourably disposed to the bills and will oppose them when they come up for debate.

“It is normal for a bill to pass first reading and legislators could only debate when it comes for second reading. “Well, this is a subject of national discourse currently going on and is yet to be debated at the National Assembly or the House of Reps.

“But we are aware it has gone through first reading and this is the second reading and we understand it is an Executive Bill.

“Most of the members, including me, so many people have an opinion about it, but I was able to have the four bills and digest it to my own understanding and to the level of my knowledge.

“However, I have a background in finance, as a student of International Corporate Finance, so I have an idea of what all this is all about. The bills actually are not in tandem with public interest and it’s not pro-masses.

“This is a capitalist bill and for such a reason, I, Dr. Ghali Mustafa Tijani, I am rejecting this bill as a member that represents people in the parliament to ensure that my people are well represented and Nigerians have got all the benefits and dividends of democracy.

“Therefore, these tax reform bills are capitalistic in nature and are siphoning the poor, so to say,” he concluded.