Conversation With Sen. Ali Ndume, Planned Tax Reforms And Proposed Bill +More | Politics Today

[@ncheksncheks2208]

The fact that Ndume is talking about timing shows that he actually do not want the bill passed. How can any sensible person be demanding that a bill be passed when people are no longer hungry? Has there been any time the people in Nigeria, especially the northerners are not hungry?

[@ChuksObioha]

I love this man

[@cosmasadebowale5877]

Honorable Senator no nation will survive without good tax reform.

[@DAI-yw3vk]

He knows but he would rather play politics than good representation of his people.

[@kadimosenye8830]

Taxes has never solved poverty in any Economy in history, from Greek to Roman and today economy. No job, Hyper inflation, devaluation of the currency and insecurity with food shortages you dey tax 15% VAT. Dumb economic team

[@awwalusman5930]

Oga get out you don't know anything

[@princeodogwu]

@@kadimosenye8830wtf are you talking about? No nation has ever reduced poverty through taxes??? Are you serious???? Sorry bro but that’s one of the most idiotic commentary I have ever seen on such a topic. Reasons being that the actual facts says it’s the complete opposite of what you said. Literally every single nation that has ever successfully reduced poverty mostly by investing on social programs and creating a business climate in its rural areas with grants and interest free loans , was only able to do so with the taxes it collected from its citizenry so again what are you talking about? To be clear I do disagree with this particular tax reform bills my reasons are numerous but the most apparent is its failure to more broadly target corporations who uses offshore entities to receive payments for service they rendered in Nigeria, therefore avoiding significant capital gains tax. But to come out here and claim “poverty has never been solved with taxes” is the height of absurdity

[@leb2087]

⁠@@kadimosenye8830tax is part of what drives most great nations. The lower class and the middle class are the highest payer of tax.

[@fredinauto]

Only those with common sense will understand his points and his points are very valid. A country that is under going hyper inflation is not surpose to raise or increase taxes, when you do, it will affect the price of commodities etc.

[@touskinhouskin]

but the bill cuts income taxes so you have not been following the discussion like Ndume lol

[@olayemibakare6137]

He doesn't have any point,.he started by saying is because the governor's and elder reject it.

[@halfnigeriaandhalfghana6447]

Please, try to download the bill first and read. Please, dont confuse yourself with speeches like Ndume. The bill actually favour the less privileged citizens. Secondly, those lazy governors will tighten their belt to think outside the box of Abuja allocation alone.

[@abuattah1689]

Mr Balls.... We need more men with balls of steel like him to speak up.

[@nunayonamosu6062]

speak up on what?

[@tonyolujobi4457]

😂😂😂​@@nunayonamosu6062

[@kangiwa1635]

@@nunayonamosu6062 Alli Ndume suddenly wants justice. Once it goes round, oppressors will stop what they do.

[@sammie4989]

The North will actually have more funds from VAT. Go for Public Hearing if you have an issue. It's that simple

[@ThirdOcholi]

My God! 😂😂😂 This man is so free spirited, his intentions appear genuine. I'm glad we have a senatorial VDM. God will keep them for us🙏🏾

[@UnionAvenueArcofSomerset]

The Senator lacks substance in the pursuant of shutting down a tax bill that he has not read. He needs to have an open dialogue and bring his ideas into play, he has already triggered his fellow lawmakers with his actions, even though he might have ideas that might be genuine, his actions has been determined negative. I would advise he consult with Mr. Taiwo and Mr. Zach for proper information about the tax bill, maybe he might change his mind going forward.

[@dareishola]

Northerners always want to maintain the status quo because they believe the current obsolete arrangement favors them.

[@tonyolujobi4457]

Ndume is just playing politics and pandering to the northern region because of VAT. Contrary to his assertion, the bill is seeking to stop taxation of low income citizens and make big cooperations to pay what is due. If he is truly fighting for the poor and concerned about the economy, then this bill should be supported.

[@kingsleyogbuka9963]

Nigeria must move forward, whether NDUME like it or not.

[@OlamideRahamon-bx6ys]

Comments here more mature.good for the nation,mr seun keep the good work nigeria will surely become great again by grace of God

[@ObinnaNoble-jy6ii]

France don't mind him ooo, he's not telling you the truth

[@tkcim-zx8ly]

You are not a tax expert, give your proposal, it is not enough to oppose.

[@PromiseNze-jj5ek]

God bless my brother am igbo but i see you taking as a good Nigeria. U are right in all u just says.

[@tkcim-zx8ly]

Ali should be more interested in solving the security problem in his state. If he can be more angry with the security situation in his state the way he is angry with tax reform, his state of Bornu will not be the way it is now.

[@tkcim-zx8ly]

Seun please invite this guy back and take him up on the insecurity in the North.

[@alisabatunuhu]

This man senator is very intelligent n VERY BRILLIANT

[@alayakiadewale4725]

Let's take the tax reform

[@alexetimson6937]

Sen. Ali Ndume, the only Sen.with some modicum of integrity and the only voice of the common Nigerians in the national assembly. May the Almighty God always protect and keep you. Common Nigerians love and appreciate you highly for speaking for them always. May the Light of God Almighty always shine upon you and your family. Amen

[@EDUTAINMENT007]

I never miss listening to this man's opinion even when I don't agree with him, one of my favorites.

[@ClintonDumbiri]

Whoever that knows this criminal politicians should know that whatever de do it's always in their interest only

[@stankwus8679]

We generate all the tax in the south and lavish it on the north. Income from alcohol they get the giant portion share of the income from tax. In the whole of sout east, there is mosinge visible/feasible federal government infrastructure/presence.

[@lekanakinola5727]

May God save Ndume I'm not hausa man but is taik true in the nation

[@ahmedbabajafar5759]

Senator Ali Ndume god bless you & you are saying the truth this is very wrong time to Pass the bill 💵

[@mohammedkyarigwio406]

Ndume you have deed well, the only senator we have in North.

[@abdulafeezaliu5181]

Indeed not only deed😂

[@tkcim-zx8ly]

Ali, you have a personal problem with the present government. Let the house debate on the bill and vote on it. the traditional ruler and the governor have a secrete agenda. the current situation benefits the governors and they want the system to remain.

[@aremukehinde5400]

Hope we will support this man.lonely voice in the wilderness.

[@gentleoz]

Like him or not Ndume will remain the most vocal voice in this 10th Assembly. I so pray he makes it again in next election circle

[@Divine_concept19]

Distinguish Senator Ndume a man with people at heart. May God bless you sir

[@kangiwa1635]

Ndume is part of the problem with Nigeria. He was in the Senate during the do nothing era of Buhari. What did he do? Did he stand up to the Senate Presidency of Ahmed Lawan. Did he stand up for the trillions printed by the CBN? He wants to be seen to have stood against reform in the eye of the North. It’s all shame.

[@sirrainbow1672]

Senator Ndume is fast as using the US Senate as an example each time is either on this program or on the Senate floor. First of all there is never a time the Senate in the United state is so confrontational an neither do you see seating senator running in an out of the television house to discuss the Senate proceedings. During yesterday's session you could hear the Senate President calling on members to go back to their4 seats like school children. Such behavior should never be seen within a body of lawmakers. When member come on the television they should be very mindful of what they say about the Senate itself and the members. In fact it is counter productive for senators to be discussing on public television on bills that are being looked into. It has become a habit of Senator Ndume that as soon as he has an encounter on the senate floor he runs to the public television, this is risky. I totally disagree with the Senator on his objectional about the timing in the sense that the president campaigned on reforming the tax system in the country and hence he set up the tax force committee to work on it. The committee now have the report ready and there is absolutely no reason why it should not be worked on. The Chairman of the Committee informed the Senate that all relevant bodies agencies, civil society organization were consulted during the course of developing the bills presented to the Senate. Why are leaders and governors from one section of the country now opposing something that they were earlier consulted on? Senator Ndume has the right to oppose any bill on the senate floor but the majority will always count. What brought about the argument on the senate floor was uncalled for and cannot be equated to an ambush as perceived by the Senator. The passing of any bill that supports the president's commitment during the campaign should always be given a priority. The opposition I see from Senator Ndume all the time ought to be coming from the opposition parties in the Senate and that is not expected of a party with the majority.

[@ohenhen4844]

He told you why he didn't want the bill to pass. It all about the centralized system and the tax intelligence. Using technology to collect tax. The current system is not centralized which means MDAs can collect tax, no record of the tax collection. They can chose not to remit it. They don't like that. Also there are a lot of tax dodgers.

[@active_8]

What is this Ndume's problem?

[@stephenobasa1253]

He didn’t read the bill but said it is dead on arrival😅

[@iyke4djakes]

Yes, what nonsense should he read. You increase Petrol, increase Nepa, increase Gas, Increase Import Duty. They want to introduce Telecoms tax, it means cost of calls and internet bandwidth would go up. T-Pain is a tax crook

[@afolabitoye4393]

Northern politicians, with their shenanigans

[@dareishola]

always against mordernization

[@emmanuelessien6679]

I’m so surprised that Senator Ndume never saw this coming when he knew who Akpabio is and who Akpabio was working for. That’s not a senate…

[@InnocentIwuji-wd5ce]

Senator Ndume has a point. The timing of the tax reform is wrong. Let the government first account for the trillions of Naira from foreign loans and oil subsidy removal before any tax reform. Let the poor breathe.

[@kangiwa1635]

The trillions you are referring to has been used to build railway services from Kano to Maradi and Lagos to Ibadan. What else?

[@phemphemmy6103]

Sen Udume lacks requisite knowledge of the tax reform. I disagree with him.that review should take 10 years.

[@adeyanjutemitope3280]

Seun is not asking questions as if he is scared of Ndume. If this is Bwala, he will be hammering on stuff and now he is doing as if it's not the same Ndume that said on his show that he has not read the bill previous. How can u said the timing is wrong when the tax is excluding the poor, Seun kept quiet, he said Ghana abolish several tax when the same tax reform is doing the same thing.

[@tkcim-zx8ly]

You are arrogant Ali, you don't want Seun to talk. the same thing you were doing yesterday.

[@kehinderobert6855]

No time is right.

[@kadimosenye8830]

So if I win Sportybet now government go take 5%. The bill is bad

[@king_korhokorho]

😂😂😂😂😂 Very bad bill since he don touch my Sportybet money

[@DAI-yw3vk]

Senator Ali NDUME has not been able to analysis the reform He should pick the reforms one after the other and give holistic analysis why the bill should wait for 10 years.

[@dunjisaint8507]

T-PAIN should stay in France, non need for him to come back to Nigeria, its a useless man.

[@abuattah1689]

Seun always allow Ndume to speak. He is making sense.

[@mwsschool]

He said his mind and the mind of the poor and helpless Nigerians, May Allah continue to guide him and protect him Amin. Sen Ali Ndume, may Allah continue to protect you, just recall the Qissa of Prophet Nuhu AS (Noor) and uphold your truth and cotinue saying nothing but the truth even if no one is with you in the 10th senate Allah Azza wa Jal had acknowledged your said and we witness your said. Masha Allah good to have few that are with the poor thank you once again for stading for the poor and the masses

[@olayemibakare6137]

U don't know anything, what else are you talking about, the bills said poor people should not pay taxes again in any form, and this people are feeding from poor.

[@edeoghonidiaghe9699]

The only senator with Balls!!!!!!!!

[@ifeanyidavid-u8k]

Which enabling environment with daily insecurity and economic hardship in Nigeria. France don't mind Tinubu, he should not be taken seriously

[@Ezzy7E]

This senator is becoming very pesky and constituting a nuisance to the 🇳🇬Senate. Theres is always this suspicion about folks like this man who are only sensitive and appear holier than heaven’s angels when they loose power, but become more comfortable when it benefits them. Where was this Senator when 🇳🇬🇳🇬 senate was led by a “yes men” SP under the leadership of the worst and most inept President in the recent past? Just bc of the word “rhetoric” word used by the DSP, you’re this incensed and leaving it for God. Pls give me a break and face reality. And you’re listed all your education and masters this and Accountant that, very irrelevant and this debate just proved an almost exhausted Senator. Give the young one from Borno State a chance to further the conversation.

[@sammie4989]

The Senate will still deal with Ndume with all these his mis yarn. Let's wait till next week

[@AhungwaTerdooPeter]

Best wishes to our leaders towards our country Nigeria.

[@SealGG]

What exactly did the president tell the folks in France 😮

[@franciscanwadiaro3051]

Please may I know how many invertors that have come to Niagara since Tpain came on board

[@Godspower-g7n]

Ndume is very funny. If you wait til when people are better and living well before we apply the tax reform, why will the government want to change the tax laws again😂😂. Government is trying to apply this tax reforms now!! because people are not better and the old ones don't serve us anymore. Please stop playing with people life for your own Ego.

[@Godspower-g7n]

A whole senator thinks because he schooled abroad, Nigerian school are dumb, a senator that should be providing good educational environment for Nigerians

[@kasimabdulganiyu9886]

Many people supporting Ndume have not even read the document. Mr. Oyedele cam to the senate with obviously unequivocal delivery of the details in the bill, yet the senator is not yielding. He needs to convince us about what reservations he has against the bill.

[@Godspower-g7n]

@@kasimabdulganiyu9886 seun asked him here, he didn't give any serious or concrete claim why the bill should not go through. People playing with our progress on time we don't have

[@active_8]

So you expect to bill to take 4years to be passed. Nonsense!

[@KazeemAdebayo-Cole-vt7ze]

We should be ashamed of ourselves

[@AUDUOBEH-cr9ls]

The tax reform bills must be carefully checked, to avoid negative consequences. See the way they told us about the important of PIB bill back then, is that what we are enjoying today? The bill scatter all that we are enjoying in oil industry before PIB. I don't want same to happen in Nigerian been over exploits in name of tax.

[@a7awtf]

Stop listing ur degrees and answer the question plz

[@kadimosenye8830]

If it's easy ,go get yours

[@CentreforEnvironmentandCommuni]

Only corporate profit will be taxed not products and vat has.not changed

[@kadimosenye8830]

Go and read the full bill, the poor will suffer, Robberies will be high, social vises go increase be unemployment will increase because the poor can't afford to feed because of High VAT

[@ohenhen4844]

I do agree with him on one thing. They shouldn't raise the corporate tax raise, A couple of false statements. Higher taxes actually reduces inflation. The inflation in Nigeria is caused by higher energy prices and higher exchange rate. But higher taxes will affect job growth. In America senator, tax bills are passed by simple majority. You can't filibust tax bills. Even if you filibust a bill. You can override the filibuster with 60 votes. Filibuster is when one Senator holds up a vote. So that was a false statement. Also VAT in Ghana is not 3 percent. It is like 15 percent. While in Nigeria it is currently 7.5 percent.

[@mcdaniayo3711]

He wants the bill to be like PIB that took 16 years to be passed. Ridiculous.

[@kadimosenye8830]

He only wants it to be done with care without mistakes,that was how the senate rushed and passed the 10% banking tax to the NSA without understanding the bill and after the outcry Tinubu suspended it. Laws are not rushed because it will affect lives

[@dareishola]

lol. That’s how you can tell who is serious about change. He wants to drag his feet until they have another Northerner as the president who will withdraw the bill from the Senate

[@MikhailAwolowo-zm7fr]

Ali Ndume. Let's get it straight. Is it true that democracy in Nigeria is a government of the people by the people and for the people.

[@ObiageliJaneObi]

Democracy in Nigeria is clearly not what you stated😂 it is well with our country.

[@dbrave1524]

President in France vice in Cote D'Ivoire 😂😂....ndume shut your mouth you had your time

[@nuhumaishanu6944]

Why are we so attached to France

[@kenuzoechi25]

Senator ndume, you andni know very well that, if the deputy srnate president didn't act in that manner that will please the executive. He might be impeached in no distance time

[@hassanonike6077]

Who told Senator Ndume that there was no Buy-in. You want to rubbish the bill for no factual reason. The Committee chairman stated with facts- the reasons behind these reforms. I don't see any reason why we should glorify inefficiency.

[@Toronto_Prince.]

What's he doing with laptop lol

[@musaadedibu9316]

Like he's sound with its usage 😀 The guy's ignorance and stupidity is just getting magnified everyday, so does are those who are supporting him... Nonsense! He should return to Borno to be rearing cows, he doesn't deserve to be a senator, we need forward thinking people not fixated and myopic ones 🇳🇬 God Bless Nigeria 🇳🇬

[@stankwus8679]

How many times has the French president been to Nigeria. Tinubu has de French his second home. What a shame. Tinubu can't fix our health system and even a single infrastructure.

[@OlamideRahamon-bx6ys]

Complex country with complex people can only be ruled by stubborn and guided leaders,may Allah guide you all to decisions that will move the country to her promise land,my love for tinubu increases and my respect for my good senator alli ndume also increases and take this from me "leadership isn't easy at all"

[@olayemibakare6137]

France president is also a Lagos boy, if u don't know please check before u start to insult me.i know u people, check first.

[@jimbahenry2400]

Senator Ndume never read this bill before he said the bill is dead on arrival on this channel .Now he wants the bill to be dropped because some northerners think they will be shortchanged.They wants us to still go the old ways of doing things.Sorry we are moving forward Sir.

[@afolabitoye4393]

Talking about Nigerians who are ignorant of what is happening in their countries.

[@alexetimson6937]

Seun Okimbaloye, the image launder of the APC and Tinubu

[@toppygeorge1346]

Liar from hell. Facts and truth hurt you so much. Go to where they lie to you and spread hatred. Yeye

[@tkcim-zx8ly]

Ali, the culture has been destroying Nigeria, I don't think the American education you got really has any impact on you. There is nothing wrong with the tax bill, please be specific in your opposition to it. What is your alternative proposition, you have been in the Senate for a long time.

[@ChiefOsemu]

Hello Mr Seun Please can you always stick to issues and give time for intelligent conversation.

[@007lfcukanda]

This senate house is making things weired It is unfortunate

[@emmanuelayodele7901]

I don't understand this man. Is he saying the bill should stay in the house for another ten years? This man is not making any sense at all. It is clear he wasn't listening to Oyedele presentation yesterday.

[@omoredeaghahowa4213]

The Senator fault the timing and also want taxes to be reduced. What is the purpose of the tax reform? Senate should go thru the documents and prepare questions that are ambiguous and seek further clarification. The purpose of any tax reform is to take out grey areas and then their will be a public reading where Nigerians will scrutinized the document. One clear point from the reform initiator was that the tax reform will push the burden of taxation to those who have the ability to pay. Taxes should be progressive. That is what it is in other parts of the world. The sentate shoud do a detailed work. Nigerians are watching. Let hope the rich will pay the proper tax going forward.

[@mjohnson3830]

He cannot say any valid reason for being opposed to the bill. Instead he wants the bill to stay 10 yrs while the continue to delay reforms. I suspect his real grouse is that there will be derivative in VAT. He wants to continue the current regime where states that generate low VAT get more VAT allocation. He has no other valid argument against the bill. How can u be against a bill that will tax the poor less simply because of politics of derivation

[@EhiborAustin]

Pleading for foreign investors to me is not a good initiative. Settle the corruption, insecurity and enabling environment for investment. Nigerians abroad are willing to invest in their mother land and not foreigners.

[@NiNOtvin]

Cassava Agwado president this man still the campaign, Macron will say what is this man saying 🙄

[@Da_Champion]

When Buhari was destroying the country, where was this fool. Let Nigeria go down with impunity, nepotism and tribalist

[@AustinOmokhojeh]

The only way to get ourselves out of this politicians hand is in our hands... If we keep watching they will do worst before 2027

[@KunlireTemidayo-eq8vr]

The more udume talk on this tax reform bill, the more he display is ignorance about the bill.

[@DAI-yw3vk]

He knows absolutely nothing about this tax reform bill.

[@emmanueladebayo6327]

He said people are hungry meanwhile the bill is trying to exempt the poor from the tax net and he's still against it

[@kadimosenye8830]

You are just dumb, have you read the tax bill? After Una go dey cry say no food. VAT 15% with the huge poverty in the hinterland. Outrageous. Na everyone gets job?

[@kadimosenye8830]

​@@emmanueladebayo6327because the VAT is too high, everyone is affected by VAT. Dumb..

[@tkcim-zx8ly]

Please surrender your salary if you think you are getting too much money, you have been in the house for too long. You have been part of the establishment, stop pretending as if you care for Nigerian people. You are playing politics.

[@hassanonike6077]

Senator Ali Ndume seems sponsored. Why is he against a laudable reform. Why should a reform take 4yrs when the basis of this reform is to ensure wealth redistribution. Should the poorest of the poor wait 4yrs before they get impacted by these reforms.

[@abuattah1689]

The man will be vindicated in mo time.... Just watch it. He is a good man who can't just albe nailed.

[@DAI-yw3vk]

While we wait for his vindication, would you please explain to us why you agreed with his submission and how it is better than the tax reform.

[@abimbolaowolabi4985]

Ndume's ego is overly inflated!!! He's not as important as he thinks!!!

[@tkcim-zx8ly]

Ali Ndume should stop playing politics, he neither even read nor understands the content of the bill. One of the reasons why the Northern part of Nigeria where I come from remains backward is because of people like Ali Ndume who doesn't want change.

[@jimbahenry2400]

Thanks very much .The political class in the north are the problems of the north.

[@eddiegodsend2305]

please let the world know this that we the masses are not in support of Mr President going about requesting loans and investor support what we have in the country if well used and honestly managed we can build a Great nation from it

[@V-Voiceless]

Good one Senator Ndume. You have your say.

[@bo13416]

I think Senator Ndume is driven more by personal ambition than recalibration on grounds of national interest.He needs to surround himself with good lawyers.He is a good man though

[@AbdulrahmanAdamu-b2n]

Believe or not sen. Barau mission to be the governor of Kano will fail

[@Horlah19]

Nde is still living in the past This is 2024 mr.senator He should better go back to borno and start rearing cows.

[@FreddyTams]

Very uninspiring President, you travel round the world looking for investors whilst ages long investors in the country are exiting the nation. This regime is Useless.

[@beekay6746]

Who can make sense of what this man Tinubu is saying? Pitiful.

[@opuenecharles7999]

This TInubu is a disgrace, he can not even make a coherent sentence

[@ncheksncheks2208]

I see nothing presidential in Tinubu’s speech. He’s just having a casual talk

[@COLIFINANCE]

Senator Ndume clearly does not understand the essence of this tax reform. The bill actually is very timely. Or when is it the best time to reduce tax burden on the poor iif not now, when is it best time to remove VAT on the foods and other basic items if it not now? The narrative Sen Ndume is pushing is that it is going too quickly. So he wants the tax bill to stay another 10years like PIB bill. How can you leave fiscall consideration out of these reforms if you are serious about governance. Clearly we do not have time for that. We need a working ane comprehensive tax bill, and the tike is now. Governors and other elites may stand against the tax bill because it focuses on taxing them the more who are rich instead of the poor. Every right thinking Nigerian wil certainly support the Tax Reform Bill and now

[@emmanuelimasuen1723]

Tinubu busy selling Nigeria back into colonialism.

[@evolution247ov]

He is trying to hold Nigeria back he will not succeed.