The Nigerian Senator representing Abia State North Senatorial District, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu during an interview while reacting to recent condemnation of the new derivation-based model for Value-Added Tax distribution in the new tax reform bills presented by the administration of President Tinubu before the National Assembly by Senator Ali Ndume, revealed that they needed senators like Ali Ndume who would raise their conscience, adding that those who tell Senator Ndume to shut up were not being kind to democracy because democracy was not about one voice but about multiple voices.
According to the Daily Post, the Nigerian Senator representing Abia State North Senatorial District, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, said, “We need senators like Ndume who will raise our conscience. I respect Senator Ndume very well. Those who tell Senator Ndume to shut up are not being kind to democracy, democracy is not about one voice but about multiple voices. It is the government being guided by the majority of the people and Ndume is one of them. He is a strong voice, the senate president didn’t shut him up.”
It was learned that the Nigerian Senator representing Borno State South Senatorial District, Senator Muhammad Ali Ndume during an interview, said that it was not like the Northern parts of the country were running away from tax, they pay taxes, and every responsible Nigerian would want to pay tax, but the timing of the Tax Reform Bill was wrong. He also added that he was close to President Tinubu and wanted him to succeed, but if not, he could leave the All Progressive Congress (APC) because of the Tax Reform Bill.