The Digest:
The National Assembly has directed its Clerk, Kamoru Ogunlana, to work with executive agencies to re-gazette the controversial tax laws after claims emerged that the gazetted versions differ from what lawmakers originally passed.
Key Points:
- The decision follows allegations by Rep. Abdussamad Dasuki of discrepancies between the passed and gazetted texts.
- Public outcry had prompted calls to suspend the laws, set to take effect in January.
- The laws in question include the Nigeria Tax Act 2025 and three other major fiscal statutes.
- The National Assembly will issue Certified True Copies of the versions it passed.
- A review is underway to identify lapses or external interference in the legislative process.
- Leadership emphasized the move is procedural and not an admission of legislative defect.
- The re-gazetting aims to authenticate the accurate legislative intent.
Sources: The Cable
