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Tinubu Tax Law Kane, Dem Don Shake Table Big Time!

My people, abeg make we gist about this gbas-gbos wey dey happen for federal level! E be like say Nigeria tax law don scatter as dem dey accuse dem say dem don alter some important provisions wey go affect all of us.

Wetin dey happen be say the Presidency don clear say dem no make any secret changes to the recently passed tax reform laws. Dem sharp sharp talk say na legal process dem follow, and e no get any wahala like some people dey yarn!

But e be like say Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and some civil society groups no gree gree! Dem dey shout make dem suspend the law implementation wey suppose start on January 1, 2026. Na wah o! This tax reform law e sweet like sugar for government talk, but e don face hot pepper from lawmakers wey no like am.

As big man Bola Tinubu sign four tax reform bills wey dem say go change Nigeria tax system forever, the laws include Nigeria Tax Act and Nigeria Revenue Service Act. Dem say this one go help cut down on wahala wey dey follow tax compliance and modernise wetin we dey collect from different levels of government.

But wetin come happen wey people don dey raise eyebrow, na the matter wey Hon. Abdulsammad Dasuki bring up for House of Representatives. E talk say the gazetted versions of the law wey dey public no be wetin dem debate, vote and pass!

Dasuki no carry mouth talk finish, him carry the issue go ad hoc committee wey dem don set up to investigate wetin happen. Speaker Tajudeen Abbas don set up seven-man committee to go deep for dis palava.

From wetin we hear, some provisions wey dey important for oversight and accountability don disappear from the final draft. New dey come join like arrest powers wey go fit make tax authorities waka enter your compound without any court approval. Chai! Wetin dey go on here?

Presidency don talk say no proof dey for dis alterations allegations. Senior Special Assistant to the President, Temitope Ajayi still dey argue say all these claims na just “opposition noise”. He say no matter how dem shout, implementation go start as planned. E say, “make dem investigate but we go still carry on.”

Atiku wey don talk through im media aide, Paul Ibe, still dey call for suspension wey go fit allow lawmakers scrutinise am well well. He dey fear say some serious things don dey happen wey fit affect democracy.

Obi too no hold back, him dey talk say this matter fit turn Nigeria upside down if e no clear in due process. He dey call for transparency wey no dey exist for this kain matter. Him claim say na bad governance de lead us here.

Even Intelligent Political Parties like the African Democratic Congress don join body, they dey shout how Tinubu dey try concentrate power for imself wey no suppose happen!

Na dem vex find say the tax reform laws dey target innocent people wey no get nothing but wahala for their necks. Movement groups no wan sit down either, dem dey mobilise people against this tax law wey dem dey claim go exploit Nigerians.

Na serious matter wey we dey face as we prepare for the new laws. E fit turn like say Nigerians go need to sharp up and make noise until dem see clearer solution for all these tax wahala!


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