The Northern Youth Meeting (Majalisar Matasan Arewa), representing youth from the 19 Northern States, has criticized Hon. Abdulmumini Jibrin, a member of the Home of Representatives for Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency, Kano State, for his help of the proposed tax reform invoice by President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
In an open letter, the Meeting expressed disapproval, calling the invoice “dangerous” and accusing Jibrin of neglecting Northern pursuits.
The letter, signed by Comrade Mohammed Hussaini Bauchi, Nationwide Assistant Publicity Secretary of the Meeting, labeled Jibrin’s endorsement of the tax reform invoice as a “misguided motion” and claimed it “undermines the North economically and commercially.”
Pointing to the financial challenges that Northerners already face, the Meeting argued that the proposed tax reform would worsen situations for companies and households within the area, that are already fighting “electrical energy shortages, insecurity, poverty, and poor infrastructure.”
They criticized Jibrin’s help for the invoice, emphasizing that Northern representatives must be targeted on “addressing the urgent socio-economic challenges affecting the individuals within the North.”
The letter additional criticized Jibrin’s dedication to a invoice “not within the North’s greatest curiosity,” accusing him of appearing as a “political determine” slightly than a consultant of the Northern individuals’s wants.
“Northern Nigeria requires leaders who converse for the area’s curiosity, not those that prioritize private positive factors,” the letter said.
Expressing their opposition to the proposed reform, the Northern Youth Meeting declared, “We’re decided to problem this coverage and maintain accountable these able to jeopardize the North.”
The open letter additionally referenced the preliminary rejection of the tax reform invoice by the Nationwide Financial Advisory Council, suggesting it highlighted the invoice’s potential hurt. Regardless of this, the Meeting claims Jibrin continues to help a coverage that “threatens to extend the burdens” on Northern communities.
This criticism from the Meeting provides to the rising debate over the proposed tax reforms and raises questions concerning the invoice’s affect on Nigeria’s economically susceptible areas, significantly the North.
