The Kabiru Turaki- led Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has called for urgent and comprehensive investigation into what it describes as alleged fraudulent alteration of Nigeria’s Tax Laws, warning that the development poses grave threat to legislative integrity and democratic governance.
In a press statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, the opposition party expressed concerns over reported discrepancies between the version of the Tax Act passed by the National Assembly and the copy subsequently gazetted.
The Party therefore demands that the commencement date of the new Tax Act, scheduled for January 1, 2026, be shifted by at least by six months to allow for a full investigation of the alleged anomaly, the publication and wide circulation of the authentic enacted version and extensive public enlightenment on the provisions of the law.
The PDP noted that the matter was brought to public attention by a member of the House of Representatives, Abdussamad Dasuki, whose intervention, it says raised troubling questions about how insertions and substitutions allegedly found their way into the gazetted law without parliamentary approval.
The Party noted that if such act is proven, it would amount to a criminal subversion of the legislative process and could severely erode public confidence in laws enacted by the National Assembly.
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It warned the leadership of the House of Representatives against treating the matter with levity or attempting to sweep it under the carpet as it alleged had happened with reports that the country was operating multiple budgets within a single fiscal year.
Beyond the tax controversy, the PDP criticised what it describes as Nigeria’s declining regional and global standing under the All Progressives Congress led government.
It cited recent diplomatic embarrassments, including the detention of Nigerian Air Force personnel in Burkina Faso and stricter U.S. visa restrictions on Nigerians, which it linked to rising insecurity and poor governance.
The party also faulted President Bola Tinubu’s absence at the 68th Ordinary Meeting of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government held in Abuja despite Nigeria being the host Nation, arguing that such actions project ack of seriousness about regional leadership and stability.
The Party urged the Tinubu administration to prioritise governance over politics, calling for increased investment in security, education, healthcare, and infrastructure, rather than what it calls empowerment of political structures ahead of the 2027 Elections.
(Editor: Ebuwa Omo-Osagie)
