BREAKING: Lawmaker Flags Controversial Clauses In Newly Gazetted Tax Laws

Speaking on the floor of the House during Wednesday’s plenary session, Dasuki invoked a Point of Privilege, alleging that his rights as a legislator had been violated because the final gazetted documents do not reflect the decisions taken by lawmakers.

He told the House that after conducting a three-day review of the documents, he identified what he termed major inconsistencies.

“I was present, I cast my vote and it was duly recorded, yet what I am seeing now is entirely different,” Dasuki said.

According to him, copies of the gazetted laws obtained from the Ministry of Information differ from the versions passed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Dasuki stressed that his intervention was not intended as a motion but as a formal alert to what he called a “serious breach” of legislative procedure and constitutional order.

He appealed to the Speaker to direct that all relevant materials—including the harmonised bills, Votes and Proceedings of both chambers, and the gazetted versions currently in circulation—be presented before the Committee of the Whole for comprehensive examination by all members.

The lawmaker warned that permitting laws that differ from those lawfully passed by the National Assembly to be presented to the public would undermine the credibility of the legislature and amount to a violation of the Constitution.

“Mr Speaker, I respectfully urge that all relevant documents be brought before the Committee of the Whole so that members can compare the gazetted copies with what was actually passed on the floor and make the necessary corrections. This constitutes a breach of the Constitution and should not be overlooked by this House,” he said.

In his response, Speaker of the House, Abbas Tajudeen, acknowledged the Point of Privilege and assured members that the issue would be addressed appropriately.