- House Minority Caucus flags altered tax laws after gazetting
- Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025 allegedly affected
- Lawmakers compare certified copies with gazette
- Seven-member probe committee already investigating
The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has confirmed that Nigeria’s tax laws signed by President Bola Tinubu were allegedly altered after approval, raising serious concerns over legislative integrity and constitutional compliance.
The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has raised the alarm over what it described as illegal alterations in parts of Nigeria’s newly gazetted tax laws, following a comparison with the versions originally passed by the National Assembly.
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The revelation was contained in an interim report released on Friday by the Minority Caucus Ad-hoc Committee on Tax Laws, which was constituted to investigate claims of discrepancies between the tax reform Acts approved by lawmakers and the versions later published in the official government gazette.
According to the committee’s preliminary findings, key differences were discovered, particularly in the Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025, after comparing the gazetted documents with the Certified True Copies (CTCs) issued by the House of Representatives.
The controversy first came to public attention after Abdulsamad Dasuki, a member of the House, raised the issue on the floor, warning that an altered version of the tax laws was already in circulation.
Reacting at the time, the Minority Caucus issued a strongly worded statement on December 28, 2025, pledging to defend the legislature’s authority.
“We will unconditionally protect the independence of the legislature and our democracy,” the caucus said, warning that any attempt to impose fake or altered laws on Nigerians amounted to a direct attack on the constitutional role of the National Assembly.
To follow through on its commitment, the caucus, under the leadership of Kingsley Chinda, on January 2, 2026, set up a seven-member fact-finding committee to fully investigate the matter.
The committee is chaired by Victor Ogene, with members including Aliyu Garu (Bauchi), Stanley Adedeji (Oyo), Ibe Osonwa (Abia), Marie Ebikake (Bayelsa), Shehu Fagge (Kano), and Gaza Gbefwi Jonathan (Nasarawa).
The lawmakers say further findings and recommendations will be made public after a detailed review of all relevant documents.
