- The presidency has tackled the critics of his tax reform bill who had claimed that it would impoverish some parts of the country
- Bayo Onanuga, President Bola Tinubu’s spokesperson, in a statement, maintained that the bill was not meant to make Lagos and Rivers outshine other states
- According to the presidency, the tax reform bills are meant for the benefit of all Nigerians, irrespective of their regions and states
The Presidency has rejected claims that the Tax Reform Bills will disproportionately benefit Lagos or Rivers states while impoverishing the North. In a statement, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga described these insinuations as reckless and misleading.
According to Onanuga, the bills aim to improve the quality of life for all Nigerians, particularly the disadvantaged, rather than destroy the economy of any region. The Presidency emphasized that the tax reform bills are designed to be transformative and will not favour one section of the country over another.
