Falana Reminds FG of Unsolved Controversies Surrounding Tax Law, Warns of Serious Trouble if Implemented
By: Israel Adeleke
OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News reports that some hours to 2026, the human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has warned the federal government of unforeseeable trouble looming around the corner next year if the new tax law is implemented without first resolving controversies surrounding it.
OTN News further reports that Falana, who stated this while speaking at his Ilawe-Ekiti hometown on Wednesday, warned that the tax laws cannot take effect until the controversies surrounding the legitimacy of their provisions is addressed.
Speaking further, he argued that the federal government should have used the last few days of 2025 to address the issue and make clean copies of the new tax laws available before January 1, 2026.
“If that was not done, the government would put itself in trouble by deciding to implement the laws. There are interest groups ready to challenge the legitimacy of the laws,” he said.
OTN News recalls that President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday had said that there is no going back on the January 1, 2026 implementation of the tax law.
OTN News further recalls that the President made the declaration in a statement in which he explained that the new laws are not designed to raise taxes but to drive harmonization.
President Tinubu noted that his administration is aware of agitations in some quarters over the new tax laws, but added that no substantial issue has been raised to warrant a suspension of the implementation process.
He promised that the government would ensure due process in the implementation of the laws and work with all stakeholders, including the National Assembly, to resolve all identified issues against the new tax laws.
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