Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, says President Bola Tinubu meant well for the nation by proposing the much-debated tax reforms currently before the National Assembly.

Speaking at the 14th Convocation and 17th Foundation Anniversary of Achievers University, Owo, in Ondo State, Dogara described the president’s bold move as a glimmer of hope for the country’s poor economic situation.

He added that Nigeria is fortunate to have a leader willing to sacrifice personal gain to ensure the economy works again.

He said, “With what President Bola Tinubu has done, whether it’s the freeing of local government areas from the chokehold of economic stagnation the states had hitherto subjected them to, or the groundbreaking bold tax reform proposals he has placed before the National Assembly, I see a glimmer of hope that we may be dealing with a leader who is prepared to lead with unbridled courage even at personal cost.

“It gladdens my heart that we are now dealing with a leader who is not avoiding stubborn tasks and is very much unwilling to put off difficult conversations. I support the president’s tax reforms not because they are perfect but because it is the right thing to do.

“I must concede the fact that those opposed to it have the right to do so, but I do not share their jaundiced, tenuous, and puerile position that because they disagree with some aspects of the reforms, then the reforms must be withdrawn or killed.”

Dogara warned that those who oppose the reforms should spell out what they disagree with and make a better proposition than that of the president for Nigerians to compare and make informed choices.