- President Bola Tinubu-led federal government has fired back at Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state
- Governor Zulum, while rejecting the Tax Reform Bill by the president, called on the federal government not to rush in passing the bill, citing the case of PIB that took 20 years
- However, Temitope Ajayi, one of Tinubu’s spokesperson, described the governor’s comment as a backward thinking, adding that Nigeria lost a lost of investments during the waithood
The presidency has described the comment of Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) as a backward-thinking, while reacting to the latter’s outburst on the controversial tax reform bill.
Governor Zulim recently joined the northern elites who rejected the bill, adding that it will affect the north severally and make the people of the region poor.
