Tax Reform Bill: Northern Youth Forum Exonerate Deputy Senate President

Following controversy surrounding the tax reform bills before the Nigerian Senate, a group known as Northern Youth Forum has exonerated the Deputy Senate President Senator Barau Jibrin.

The group at a media briefing in Kano, strongly condemned the false allegations leveled against Senator Jibrin on the Tax Reform Bill.

According to the Chairman Northern Youth Forum Yahya Kabo, “Northern people should understand the fact that it is Jibrin’s duty to preside over the plenaries in the absence of the Senate President, and he neither campaigned for nor advocated for the proposed tax reform bill.

“He only read the bill, quickly passed them to allow the public to make commitments, and invited experts to explain the systemic bills as he discerned that majority of the members including himself and many Nigerians as well don’t grasp what the bills entail.”

Kabo said, Jibrin facilitated and championed the establishment of the Northwest Development Commission in his efforts to boost socio economic development in the region, and therefore cannot partakes in the cahoot of destroying the North.

“This is impossible and unbelievable.

“We call on the victims of this misconception, orchestrated by the enemies of Kano and the North just to undermine Barau I Jibrin’s integrity in the eyes of his supporters to kindly disregard it” Usman Kabo said.

Emmanuel Ukoh