Oluwatobi Adu 
House of Representative
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s House of Representatives rejects an ad-hoc committee reportedly set up by its minority caucus to probe alleged alterations in newly enacted tax laws, describing the move as procedurally invalid.
In a statement on Sunday, House spokesperson Akin Rotimi says media reports indicate that the minority caucus constitutes the committee on January 2, 2026.
He explains that under the Standing Orders (Eleventh Edition), only the House in plenary or the Speaker has the authority to establish an ad-hoc committee. “No political caucus possesses the procedural power to create a committee with parliamentary status,” the statement says.
The spokesperson recalls that in December 2025, the House properly constituted a bipartisan committee, chaired by Muktar Betara, to examine concerns over multiple tax gazettes. That committee, he says, remains active and duly authorised.
Rotimi notes that the National Assembly has since published the official Gazette and issued Certified True Copies of the tax laws, giving them full legal effect.
“The legislative process has been concluded,” he says, warning that parallel initiatives only create public confusion.
For clarity, Rotimi reiterates: “Only committees constituted by the House or the Speaker carry parliamentary authority.”
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