Nigeria, Dec. 24 -- Borno South Senator Ali Ndume has urged President Bola Tinubu to suspend the implementation of the newly passed tax laws, scheduled to take effect in January 2026.

Mr Ndume, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the president, said the call to suspend the tax laws became necessary due to the controversy surrounding the laws, particularly claims that the version passed by the National Assembly differs from what was gazetted by the federal government.

In a statement on Wednesday, the senator requested that President Tinubu establish an ad hoc committee to investigate the allegations, pending the outcome of the probe, while putting the implementation of the laws on hold.

"With the controversy surrounding ...