Lagos State governorship aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party, Funso Doherty, has raised concerns about the existence of multiple versions of the law on official government platforms.

In a recent open letter addressed to the Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service, Zacch Adedeji, Doherty said he discovered two different gazetted versions of the Act on the NRS website, despite assurances from the agency that no alterations had been made after the law was passed by the National Assembly.

“On 6 January 2026, I downloaded two different gazetted versions of the Nigeria Tax Administration Act from the NRS website,” Doherty wrote. “One of the versions contains provisions that are materially different from the version released by the National Assembly, raising questions about which version of the law the NRS is enforcing.”

Doherty, a public and financial analyst, said he was prompted to write the letter after a recent interview with the NRS Chairman on Arise Television, in which the official dismissed claims of controversy and insisted the agency was implementing the law as transmitted by the National Assembly.

“The website hosts two separate download links, each producing a different version of the legislation,” he said, describing the development as troubling for transparency and the rule of law.

He also noted that the same discrepancy appears on the Presidential Committee on Fiscal and Tax Reforms website, where two versions of the Act are reportedly available for public download.

The open letter was copied to the Attorney-General of the Federation, the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal and Tax Reforms, and the Attorney-General of Lagos State.

The controversy comes amid public debate over alleged post-passage amendments to key provisions of the tax reform laws, recently approved by the National Assembly as part of the Federal Government’s broader fiscal and revenue reforms. Stakeholders, including tax professionals, businesses, and civil society groups, have previously raised concerns about potential alterations to the legislation.

Officials involved in the reform process have consistently denied the allegations, maintaining that the laws being implemented are consistent with those approved by lawmakers. As of the time of filing this report, the Nigeria Revenue Service had yet to issue an official response to the concerns raised in Doherty’s letter.