Saturday, May 11, 2024 -Ali Ndume, the senator representing Borno South Senatorial District in the Senate has kicked against the controversial cybersecurity levy.
Appearing on a Channels Television program
on Friday, May 10, Ndume said it is not proper for the government to continue
to levy the citizens while nothing is done to increase their income.
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 that 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 is 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 organisations and the
labour unions are supposed to point out grey areas during public hearing.
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