{"id":57416,"date":"2024-12-01T19:39:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T19:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=57416"},"modified":"2024-12-01T19:39:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T19:39:51","slug":"ohanaeze-ndigbo-endorses-tinubus-tax-reform-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/12\/01\/ohanaeze-ndigbo-endorses-tinubus-tax-reform-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohanaeze Ndigbo Endorses Tinubu\u2019s Tax Reform Bills"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><strong>By Cynthia Abah<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has pledged full support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu\u2019s proposed Tax Reform Bills, citing their potential to transform Nigeria\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued on Sunday by its Secretary-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the socio-cultural group confirmed that its endorsement followed detailed consultations and analysis of the reforms&#8217; implications.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wholeheartedly support President Tinubu\u2019s Tax Reform Bills after exhaustive reviews and engagements with stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These reforms promise to revitalize Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and improve the welfare of Nigerian workers by addressing double taxation and fostering a fairer business environment,\u201d Isiguzoro said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The group emphasized the reforms\u2019 importance in eradicating exploitative taxation practices by state governments and creating a conducive environment for local and foreign investments.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to Ohanaeze, the Igbo community, known for its entrepreneurial drive, stands to gain significantly from measures that protect SMEs and encourage sustainable economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ohanaeze also urged Southern legislators across party lines to support the bills in the National Assembly, calling for unity in advancing national economic and fiscal restructuring.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSouthern lawmakers must rally behind these reforms to secure a stronger, more equitable economy for all Nigerians,\u201d the statement concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Cynthia Abah &nbsp; Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has pledged full support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu\u2019s proposed Tax Reform Bills, citing their potential to transform Nigeria\u2019s economy. &nbsp; In a statement issued on Sunday by its Secretary-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the socio-cultural group confirmed that its endorsement followed detailed consultations and analysis of the reforms&#8217; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":57417,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57416"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57418,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57416\/revisions\/57418"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}