The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to make public the certified true copies of tax bills received from the National Assembly as well as the tax laws signed into law by his administration.
The advocacy group said the request was necessary amid growing concerns over alleged differences between tax bills approved by lawmakers and the versions later gazetted by the Federal Government.
In a Freedom of Information request dated December 20, 2025, SERAP urged the President to instruct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), to release the documents for public scrutiny.
According to the organisation, the requested documents include the National Revenue Service (Establishment) Act, the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Act, the Nigeria Tax Administration Act, and the Nigeria Tax Act.
SERAP also asked the President to clarify whether the tax bills transmitted from the National Assembly were the same versions eventually assented to and published, following allegations that changes may have been introduced after legislative approval.
The group, in a statement signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, further called for the setting up of an independent panel to investigate claims that the laws were altered after passage by the legislature.
It proposed that the panel be led by a retired Justice of the Supreme Court or Court of Appeal and that its findings be made public, adding that anyone found responsible for unlawful alterations should face prosecution.
SERAP noted that releasing certified copies of both the bills received from lawmakers and the laws signed by the President would allow Nigerians to compare them with the versions officially gazetted.
It warned that any post-legislative alteration of laws would violate constitutional provisions, international human rights obligations, and core principles of the rule of law and separation of powers.
The organisation gave the Federal Government seven days to respond, stating that it would explore legal options if the request is ignored.
The demand follows a motion raised in the House of Representatives on December 17 by Abdussamad Dasuki (PDP, Sokoto), who drew attention to alleged inconsistencies between harmonised tax bills passed by lawmakers and those later published.