- Dr. Francis Uzoma Ubani is urging the Supreme Court to quickly resolve the long-running VAT dispute between Rivers State and the federal tax authority.
- He says the five-year delay has created constitutional uncertainty, affecting state budgets, federal planning, and taxpayer compliance.
- The case began in 2021 when Rivers State won at the Federal High Court, which said VAT was not within the federal government’s constitutional taxing powers.
- Although Rivers State passed its own VAT law and the federal authority appealed, the Court of Appeal granted a stay of execution, and the Supreme Court has not yet ruled.
- Ubani argues that tax reforms like the 2025 Tax Act cannot settle the core constitutional question of who has the power to impose and collect VAT in Nigeria.
Source: dailytrust.com
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