ADC, More Federal Lawmakers Demand Suspension of Gazetted Tax Laws over Allegation of Discrepancies

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : The ADC's position on the so-called tax reforms is clear.
52% : Abdulsammad Dasuki (PDP Sokoto), raised a matter of privilege on the floor of the House last Wednesday, alleging discrepancies between the tax laws passed by the National Assembly and the versions subsequently gazetted and made available to the public.
49% : The African Democratic Congress (ADC) and two members of the House of Representatives - Hon. Muhammad Bello Fagge, representing Fagge Federal Constituency of Kano State, and Hon. Yusuf Shitu Galambi, representing Gwaram Federal Constituency in Jigawa State - have called for the immediate suspension of the tax laws, scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026.
47% : Presiding over the plenary, the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, constituted a seven-member ad hoc committee to investigate discrepancies between the tax bills passed and the versions later assented to and gazetted.
45% : The ADC said it has reviewed various reports that confirm doubts that the tax laws passed by the National Assembly and signed into law by President Tinubu contain substantial forgery of key provisions not in the original law passed by the legislature.
45% : According to Abdullahi, ADC's forensic review of the original laws and the gazetted versions has established beyond a doubt that key accountability provisions were deleted and new provisions inserted, granting the Executive coercive powers to enforce tax laws without recourse to the courts.
45% : " The ADC therefore called for the immediate suspension of all 2025 tax laws signed by President Tinubu to allow for a full legislative review.
43% : Galambi said public opposition to taxation is often driven by mistrust over how the government spends public funds.
43% : He urged the government to suspend implementation of the tax laws scheduled for January 2026 pending the committee's findings.
42% : Under Order Six, Rule Two of the House Rules, on a Point of Privilege, Dasuki told the House that his legislative privilege had been breached, insisting that the content of the tax laws as gazetted did not reflect what lawmakers had debated, voted on, and passed on the floor of the House.
42% : But this issue goes beyond taxation.
42% : "We all know that people do not like taxes because of the mistrust they have about how the government utilises their money.
41% : The opposition party demanded the immediate suspension of the tax laws to allow the legislature to determine the extent of alleged forgery inserted by the Tinubu administration and to take the necessary corrective actions.
41% : For example, one of the criminal provisions in the law grants the Bola Tinubu government the express power to arrest and seize the property of anyone who does not comply with the tax laws.
40% : "We in the opposition initially objected to the tax bills because of fears that certain provisions could be introduced without proper scrutiny.
38% : We do not support any tax that would compound the misery and hardship already faced by citizens and businesses.

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