Tax Law Drama: Minority Caucus Talk Say Laws Get Alterations

Omo, Naija don enter wahala again! This time, na tax law matter wey dey take over the news. The minority caucus for House of Representatives don drop report wey sabi say dem spot legal shakara for tax reforms wey National Assembly pass! Chai, wahala dey!

Deputy Spokesman of House, Philip Agbese, no gree carry last, he talk say the report wey minority caucus drop about tax alterations na late arrival. He gree say all the gist don don run pass, and the issues dey under control already. So, wetin happen?

Minority caucus, led by Afam Ogene, don scream say dem see errors wey dey between wetin dem pass and wetin come out for gazette wey public dey see. Dem claim say Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025 and other laws show serious discrepancies. Wetin dem find, e no small!

Dem dey talk say as many as three different versions of this tax law dey waka about! Wahala dey for town oh! Agbese don come out boldly talk say Speaker Tajudeen Abbas don already do correct work to bring the right versions to public, with the help of Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

Dem don bring out Certified True Copies of the tax laws wey official, confirming wetin really happen for National Assembly. Agbese dey para say everything don clear now and House leadership dey ready to show wetin dem pass and wetin go guide people well.

But e no be all of dem wey dey silent. Minority caucus still dey follow matter tight, and dem don set up committee to dig deep. E be like say some people no dey happy with wetin dem see, especially about sections wey talk about tax compliance and enforcement powers wey don change from wetin dem pass.

Dem talk say section wey dey for tax compliance threshold change, individual threshold go down from N50m to N25m for gazetted version. Na serious matter oh! Plus new subsections wey dey shine light on appeals for tax tribunal also dey come with extra charges wey no dey for the original version. Na wetin justice and democracy wan turn to?

Dem dey shout say if dem no fit hold one law-making process tight, wetin go be the fate of democracy for this our Naija? E go bad oh! Minority caucus dey demand say make dem stretch time for investigation make sure say dis matter no go under the carpet.

Wetin una go do as una hear dis gist? Naija dey look una as law dey bend for some people own interest. Make we shine our eye well-well as we dey observe wetin dey happen!