It Is Wrong To Continue Loading Taxes On Nigerians Without Increasing Their Income- Ali Ndume

 Borno South District Senator, Ali Ndume, has said he is not part of transferring the cost of Cybersecurity to Nigerians.

 

 

Senator Ali Ndume said the Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government can not continue to load taxes on people when they are not increasing their income.

He said this while appearing on a Channels Television program on Friday, May 10.

He said,

“You cannot be loading taxes on people when you are not increasing their income. Their source of income, you are not widening it, you are not increasing it. I am not part of those who support levying people anyhow.

“The amendment to the Cybersecurity Act, I supported it but not the nitty-gritty and I am not trying to run away from any blame. We have issues with cybercrime you know that, and there is a need for the government to improve the Cybercrime Act, that is what I understand by the amendment.

“Looking at the nitty-gritty would have been the responsibility of interested parties. If I had known there was an issue where a cost would be transferred to a customer or a Nigerian I would not agree.”

 

Ndume also said lawmakers alone should not take the blame for the Act as civil society organizations and the labour unions are supposed to point out grey areas during the public hearing.