As the Federal Government was wrapping up efforts to secure public buy-in for sweeping tax reforms in December 2025, a lawmaker called them out for foul play.
Abdulsamad Dasuki, representing Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency, stated that the versions of Nigeria’s tax laws gazetted by the government did not match the bills debated, harmonised and passed by the National Assembly.
According to Dasuki, key provisions in the gazetted laws were never approved by lawmakers. His claim sparked immediate concern that the country’s tax laws may have been altered after leaving parliament.
The reaction of the Federal Government since then has moved from denial to minimisation, then refusal to name and hold the perpetrators to account.
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