Northern youths charge NASS to kill Tinubu’s tax reforms bill
The Northern Youths Assembly(Majalisar Matasan Arewa),has charged the National Assembly to kill the proposed Tax Reforms Bill submitted by President Bola Tinubu, describing it as “anti-people.”
The group said this in an open letter to the National Assembly signed by its President, Dr Ali Idris Mohammed,and the Secretary General, Dr Garba Abduljafiz in Kano on Thursday.
“We, therefore wish to beseech all the National Assembly members, especially those of Northern Nigerian extraction, to as a matter of urgency and in the interest of humanity, national interest and development, peace and tranquillity to kill the proposed tax reform bill the day it is presented before the floor of the National Assembly,” it said.
The group urged the assembly to instead,concentrate on youth-friendly laws to safeguard the future of the country.
“As the largest political demography in the nation, youth must have a say in laws and policies that directly impact the future of the country.We call for the creation of a special place at the centre, to allow the youths to contribute to solutions that may promote sustainable development, job creation, and economic empowerment,” it said.
The group also called for the prioritization of the nation’s laws on Investments, Job Creation and Education, arguing that the youth are Nigeria’s future, “and our prosperity hinges on investments in education, skills development, and job creation.”
“We urge the National Assembly members, to direct their resources and energy towards creating laws that would prioritize and encourage foreign investment, skills development and jobs creation for the teeming population of the youths, to improve measures that risks stifling the Nigerian economic opportunity.
“We also urge them to stop complying with the dictates and advisory of the agents of destruction, IMF and World. We must stay away from the trap of IMF and World Bank, as they are all out to destroy our country though their ill-formulated policies and misleading advisory.
“It should be noted that the Tinubu Economic Reforms are measures of destruction and we would not fold our arms to allow some few Nigerians to destroy our dear country,” it said.
The group threatened to mobilize against any member of the National Assembly, especially those from the North, who supported the proposed bill,”as we shall identify and tag them as anti-Nigerians and agents of destruction.”
