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2025-12-21 08:00:00
According to The Nation, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has called for urgent transparency after claims that portions of recently assented tax legislation may not match what lawmakers passed.
CISLAC argues that any mismatch between the National Assembly’s final text and the version signed into law would weaken public confidence, especially for tax provisions that directly shape compliance for businesses and households.
The group is urging authorities to publish the exact assented copy and clarify how the final document moved from passage to assent, while encouraging lawmakers to treat the allegation as a governance issue rather than a partisan fight.
Separately, Premium Times reported civil society calls for the government to “urgently publish the exact version of the tax law assented to,” while TheCable quoted a lawmaker warning that “This is a breach of the constitution… It is a very serious issue.”
Echotitbits take: If the ‘passed vs signed’ versions truly differ, it becomes a process failure with real economic costs—compliance confusion, possible court challenges, and weaker investor trust. Watch for publication of the signed copy, any committee hearings, and whether a corrective technical-amendment bill is introduced.
Source: The Nation — December 21, 2025 (https://thenationonlineng.net/cislac-demands-transparency-over-tax-law-controversy/)
The Nation 2025-12-21
