Grace Johnson

🇳🇬 Nigerians, please stay awake and pay close attention to what is happening at the National Assembly. There are growing concerns that the Bola Tinubu administration may be attempting to quietly alter Nigeria’s tax laws in ways that directly affect citizens’ hard-earned money. For those who may not fully understand what the lawmaker was explaining, here is the confirmed situation in clear terms. Earlier today, during plenary at the House of Representatives, Hon. Abdulsammad Dasuki (PDP, Sokoto) raised a formal Point of Privilege, alleging that the officially gazetted versions of Nigeria’s new tax reform laws DO NOT MATCH the bills that were debated, voted on, and passed by the National Assembly. Dasuki stated that he personally reviewed the documents over a three-day period, comparing the gazetted copies with the Votes and Proceedings of both chambers, as well as the final harmonized bills approved by lawmakers. According to him, what lawmakers passed is NOT exactly what was PUBLISHED AS LAW. The potential loopholes he is drawing attention to include possible changes to commencement dates, which could alter when the taxes take effect; the insertion or removal of clauses affecting exemptions, thresholds, or who ultimately bears the tax burden; EXPANDED DISCRETIONARY POWERS for tax authorities beyond what lawmakers approved; and wording changes that could WIDEN THE SCOPE of taxation or enforcement without legislative consent. He warned that if such alterations are confirmed, they would constitute a breach of legislative privilege and raise serious constitutional concerns, since only the National Assembly has the authority to make or amend laws. Do you now see why we have to scrutinize with undiluted aggression that MOU those crooks signed with imperialist France? Dasuki has formally requested that all versions of the documents be brought before the House for full scrutiny. PLEASE JOIN THIS VERY IMPORTANT CONVERSATION O!