A major legislative scandal is brewing at the National Assembly following explosive revelation that the recently gazetted Tax Reform Acts do not reflect what was actually debated, voted upon and passed by both chambers of the federal legislature.

In a strongly worded petition dated Thursday, 18 December 2025, addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, a legal practitioner and legislative drafting expert, Edward Omaga, Esq., demanded the immediate suspension of the Clerk to the National Assembly, Mr. Kamorudeen Ogunlana, over what he described as a “grave violation” of statutory and constitutional responsibilities.

Omaga, who was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2007 and holds a Master’s Degree in Legislative Drafting from the University of Abuja, accused the Clerk of failing in his statutory duty of engrossment under Section 5 of the Acts Authentication Act, 1961 (now Cap A2, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004). He warned that the alleged discrepancies threaten the integrity of Nigeria’s entire law-making process.

The petition follows allegations raised on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, 17 December 2025, by Hon. Abdulsammad Dasuki