As the Federal Government concluded efforts to rally public support for its proposed tax reforms in December 2025, a controversy emerged in the National Assembly over the integrity of the laws eventually gazetted. Abdulsamad Dasuki, who represents the Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency, alleged that the tax laws published by the government differed from the versions debated, harmonised and passed by lawmakers, warning that key provisions appearing in the gazetted documents were never approved by parliament.
The Federal Government initially denied the allegation, with Information Minister Mohammed Idris insisting that neither the Presidency nor the executive altered the laws and shifting responsibility to the legislature to investigate any discrepancies. The chairman of the Presidential Tax Reform Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, later described the disputed documents as “fake or unverified,” maintaining that only the certified harmonised bills were authentic, although these were not publicly available at the time. However, investigations by FIJ found that the discrepancies were real, confirming through legislative records and other evidence that the gazetted laws materially differed from those passed by the National Assembly.