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GOVERNORS END MEETING IN ABUJA, FAIL TO REACH AGREEMENT ON CONTROVERSIAL TAX REFORM BILLS

December 12, 2024 • Dons Eze • 1 min read

GOVERNORS END MEETING IN ABUJA, FAIL TO REACH AGREEMENT ON CONTROVERSIAL TAX REFORM BILLS

The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) meeting in Abuja ended without a communiqué, sparking speculation about the discussions.

Sources revealed that the governors failed to reach an agreement on the contentious tax reform bills presented by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly.

The new tax bills have been met with widespread criticism and opposition from many, including 19 northern governors who rejected sections of the bills and called for their withdrawal. The National Economic Council (NEC) also rejected the bills.

The meeting, attended by 15 governors, mostly from the All Progressives Congress (APC), began at 10 p.m. and ended at 11 p.m.

Governors Alex Otti of Abia State and Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State were also in attendance.

Notably, the governors deviated from their usual practice of addressing the media after the meeting.

Dons Eze

DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.