Ndume Calls on Tinubu to Suspend Enforcement of New Tax Regime

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been advised by a former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, to halt the forthcoming implementation of the new laws.

According to the Federal Government, the implementation of the new tax laws will begin on January 1, 2026.

However, controversy has dogged the new tax laws, with the latest being that there are differences between the passed and gazetted ones.

In a statement he issued on Wednesday in Abuja, Ndume urged President Tinubu to constitute an ad hoc team to investigate the veracity of the alleged alterations.

The former Senate Chief Whip noted that proceeding with the implementation without getting to the root of the alleged forgery will create legitimacy challenges for the tax laws. 

The representative of Borno South Senatorial District said, “With the controversy surrounding it, the President should constitute a team to verify the veracity of the claim and act accordingly. 

“As a responsive leader that he has always been, he should look at it to find out, if the copy that was signed, whether the claim of alterations was genuine so that he will do the needful to bring the controversy to rest.

“If not, the controversy will continue.

“That is to say the tax law will not be implemented, because you can’t build on nothing.

“So, Mr. President should suspend the implementation until the issues are resolved because so many civil society organisations, the Arewa Community, the Nigerian Bar Association, are saying that he should withdraw the Tax Law and investigate the allegation of forgery. 

“Therefore, Mr. President should get to the root of the allegation of forgery. 

“The small committee that will be set up should look into it while the House of Representatives does its own.”