Rights Group Calls for Immediate Review Of Tinubu's Tax Reform Laws

By Khalid Idris Doya 

The Centre for African Human Rights (CAHR) has called for the immediate suspension of the Tax Reform Acts recently signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which are scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026.

In a statement issued on Tuesday and made available to journalists in Bauchi, the group's Chief Human Rights Field Officer and Executive Director, Scholar MK Suleiman, urged Nigerian lawmakers to take urgent action in the interest of peace, transparency, and national development.

According to the statement, concerns arose following revelations by Hon. Abdulsamad Dasuki, a member of the House of Representatives, during a recent plenary session of the National Assembly. Dasuki reportedly alleged that the version of the Tax Reform Acts signed and gazetted into law by the President Bola Tinubu differs from the bill debated, approved, and transmitted by the National Assembly for presidential assent.

Centre for African Human Rights described the allegation as grave and capable of undermining democratic governance if left unaddressed.

The human rights organisation therefore called on the National Assembly, particularly Senators and Honourable Members to immediately institute a thorough, meticulous, and joint investigation to uncover and address any discrepancies between the legislation passed by the legislature and the version assented to by the President.

"Our democracy has come to stay, and Nigeria is greater than any political party affiliation or group," the statement added.