Outrage As Lawmaker Alleges Alteration In New Tax Laws
A House of Representatives member, Hon. Abdulsammad Dasuki on Wednesday alleged that the soon-to-be implemented new tax laws were altered.
The comment made on the floor of the plenary has stirred outrage from Nigerians.
The lawmaker in a viral video on X alleged that there are discrepancies between the tax laws passed by the National Assembly and the versions gazetted and made available to Nigerians.
He stressed that the alterations are not clerical errors, noting that they breached the Nigerian Constitution.
“Mister Speaker, honourable colleagues, what was passed on this floor is not what is gazetted. I gave my vote, and it was counted, and I’m seeing something completely different.
“This is a breach of the Constitution and our laws, and this should not be taken by this Honourable House,” he alleged.
Responding, the speaker, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, assured lawmakers that the issue raised would be looked into by the House.
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Meanwhile, the allegations have drawn reactions from Nigerians, with some suggesting that it is an impeachable offence if found to be true.
Speaking on X, a user known as OurFaveOnlineDoc alleged that “the presidency just played the National Assembly as fools. This is a total new low for this country,” he wrote.
A Nigerian human rights activist and lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, said the allegation, if found to be true, is an impeachable offence.
“This is an impeachable offence,” he wrote on X Wednesday.
Similarly, Obiasogu David wrote on X, “If this is true, then the government has committed a constitutional fraud.”
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
