James Adamu in Abuja
The leadership of the National Assembly has directed the Clerk to the National Assembly to re-gazette four recently enacted tax reform laws and issue Certified True Copies of the versions duly passed by both legislative chambers.
This directive comes amidst an ongoing institutional review of the legislative and administrative processes surrounding the controversial Acts.
The move, announced in a press statement by the House Spokesman, Rep. Akin Rotimi, on Friday, is aimed at ensuring the official record accurately reflects the authentic decisions of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The laws in question are the Nigeria Tax Act, 2025; the Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025; the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Act, 2025; and the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Act, 2025.
Public commentary had raised issues concerning the harmonisation of bills, documentation for Presidential assent, and the versions published in the Official Gazette.
According to the statement, the directive for re-gazetting was issued by the National Assembly leadership under the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen.
The step is described as an “administrative” measure intended “solely to authenticate and accurately reflect the legislative decisions of the National Assembly.”
This action follows the constitution of a seven-man Ad Hoc Committee by the House last week to investigate the sequence of events and identify any lapses or irregularities in the handling of the Acts. The committee is working with other relevant bodies within the Assembly.
The House emphasized that the review is strictly confined to institutional processes and does not constitute an admission of any defect in the exercise of legislative authority. It further urged the public to allow the National Assembly’s internal processes to proceed without speculation.
“The House of Representatives remains firmly committed to the principles of constitutionalism, separation of powers, due process, and the supremacy of the rule of law,” the statement affirmed.
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