Reps minority demands halt to new tax laws amid alteration probe
The minority caucus of the House of Representatives has demanded suspension of four tax reform Acts until investigations into alleged alterations are complete. The call follows claims that gazetted versions circulating from the Ministry of Information differ from what lawmakers passed and President Bola Tinubu signed. PDP lawmaker Abdulsamad Dasuki raised the matter as a privilege issue at plenary, prompting the House to form a committee to probe the alleged changes. In a joint statement, Minority Leader Kingsley Chinda, Whip Ali Isa J.C., Deputy Leader Aliyu Sani Madaki and Deputy Whip George Ozodinobi urged Nigerians to reject any tax law lacking signatures of the President and Clerk to the National Assembly. The caucus expressed dismay over accusations of fraudulent alterations to the duly passed laws. They stressed that the National Assembly holds authentic copies and committed to exposing any wrongdoing […]