The four major tax reform laws are to be re-gazetted in response to the public controversy over reported post-passage alterations, insisting
The House of Representatives spokesperson, Akin Rotimi, on Friday said the National Assembly gave the order, adding that the measure is purely administrative meant to protect the integrity of the legislative record.
Rotimi said the leadership of both the Senate and House of Representatives ordered the Clerk to the National Assembly to re-gazette the Acts and issue Certified True Copies (CTCs) of the versions “duly passed by both chambers of the National Assembly.”
The order is sequel to public reactions following the passage, presidential assent and publication in the Federal Government’s Official Gazette of the Nigeria Tax Act, 2025; Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025; Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Act, 2025; and the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Act, 2025.
The House’s concerns raised touched on “the harmonisation of Bills passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives, the documentation transmitted for Presidential assent, and the versions of the Acts subsequently published in the Official Gazette.”
According to Rotimi, the Green Chamber was already reviewing the matter strictly within its constitutional powers.
“The House of Representatives wishes to assure the public that these matters are being addressed strictly within the constitutional and statutory remit of the National Assembly,” he said.
Rotimi recalled that only last week the House set up a seven-man Ad Hoc Committee after the alleged alterations were raised on the floor through a Point of Order (Privileges).
“The Ad Hoc Committee, alongside other relevant Committees of the National Assembly, working in collaboration with the management of the National Assembly, is undertaking an institutional review to establish the sequence of events and to identify any factors that may have contributed to the circumstances surrounding the legislative and administrative handling of the Acts,” the statement said.
Rotimi said the ad hoc would undertake “a careful examination of any lapses, irregularities, or external interferences, should any be established,” adding that the review is being conducted “in full conformity with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Acts Authentication Act, the Standing Orders of both Chambers, and established parliamentary practice.”
He said the leadership of the National Assembly, under Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House Abbas Tajudeen, ordered the re-gazetting to clear any ambiguity.
“This administrative step is intended solely to authenticate and accurately reflect the legislative decisions of the National Assembly,” Rotimi said, adding that the review was not admission of wrongdoing.
“This review is strictly confined to institutional processes and procedures. It does not constitute, imply, or concede any defect in the exercise of legislative authority by the House of Representatives or the Senate,” the statement read, adding that the action was taken “without prejudice to the powers, functions, or actions of any other arm or agency of government” and would not affect “any rights, obligations, or legal processes arising under the Constitution or any other applicable law.”
Rotimi said the House is committed to democratic norms, and “firmly committed to the principles of constitutionalism, separation of powers, due process, and the supremacy of the rule of law.
“Where procedural or administrative refinements are identified, appropriate corrective measures will be taken in accordance with the law and established parliamentary conventions.
More details would be provided as the review progresses, Rotimi said.
