By Olawale Asake
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the new tax laws scheduled to take effect next year will ease financial pressures by exempting food, medication, education, agriculture and shared transportation from taxation.
The assurance was given at the 8th Annual Senator Abiola Ajimobi Roundtable and 76th Posthumous Birthday, held in Ibadan and organised by the Senator Abiola Ajimobi Foundation, SAAF in collaboration with the Institute for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ibadan.
Represented by the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Dr Zacch Adedeji, the President said the reforms would eliminate multiple taxation and provide relief for low-income earners, small businesses and the poor.
Speaking on the theme, “Pathways to Electoral Credibility: Reforming Political Parties, Re-engaging Citizens, and Restoring Trust in Democracy in Nigeria,” former Chief of Staff to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, said a stable and democratic Nigeria remains critical to West Africa’s growth and stability.
In her welcome address, President of the Foundation, Chief Florence Ajimobi, eulogised her late husband, noting that his legacy in Oyo State, Nigeria and humanity endures.
Dignitaries at the event included Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma; former Ogun State Governor and APC chieftain, Chief Olusegun Osoba; the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, represented by the Osi Olubadan, Oba Abiodun Kola-Daisi; the Soun of Ogbomosoland, Oba Ghandi Olaoye; as well as politicians, academics and the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Kayode Adebowale.
Edited by Maxwell Oyekunle
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