Na wah o! Gist don dey fly for National Assembly matter wey concern tax laws, as House of Representatives don order make dem re-gazette dem tax laws wey dem pass. Wetin happen be say, discrepancies don show for the gazetted versions wey no match wetin dem actually approve for floor. Chai! Dis one fit shake anywhere!
Omo, as e be, na Akin Rotimi wey talk say na the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and House Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen, wan make this correction happen. Dem talk say dem do am for clarity and integrity of the legislative wey people fit see.
As we don hear am, na member of House, Abdulsamad Dasuki, na im first raise the alarm. Him don talk say di gazetted tax laws no reflect wetin them discuss and pass for plenary session. E no go better if dem pass matter finish and dem go publish wetin no be wetin dem all agree; na so wahala go start!
Since February when dem pass di tax bills after long debates and public hearings, now people dey shout for investigation. Na wetin make House go create seven-man committee wey go check wetin really happen. Aliyu Betara dey lead the committee, and dem mini like Idris Wase and others dey join body for this serious wahala. Dem go check if na anybody sabi do shakara or if na just administrative error.
Rotimi talk say dis re-gazetting na simple administrative move and na to make sure say di record wey everybody go fit see no lie at all. Him comot eye for ground say, ‘No be say dem get wahala with how dem take pass di laws, but as di process follow fit make dem no go mislead people.’ E clear say dem dey follow di Constitution and other laws wey dey guide dem work.
This whole matter don create serious buzz for social media and civil society groups dey demand clarity. Dem dey ask questions abut how come dem get two different versions of di same law. No be only dem dey look am, even di opposition dey troway jabs, but na wetin be dem job sef.
For di statement wey dem release, dem dey beg Nigerians make dem no dey speculate or yan anything wey no correct. Speaker Abbas don talk say dem go ensure say everything dey transparent and dem ready to correct any mistake wey dem find. Na so democracy dey work, my people!
As e be now, Nigerians dey watch how dis whole matter go play out in full, whether dem go get correct versions of di tax laws before any big tax wahala go come later. Na im make sense carry your mind dey sharp as dis matter dey unfold. E be like film, abi wetin you think? You fit check dia full gist later but for now, make we dey yarn am for corner well well!
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