The National Association of Telecoms Subscribers will write to the National Assembly over the Federal Government’s renewed push to impose a five per cent excise duty on telecommunications services.
The group is set to meet this Wednesday to finalise arrangements for the petition, which specifically seems to halt legislative approval of the controversial tax while the matter remains unresolved in court.
The legal battle against the excise duty is ongoing at the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court, where the case has been adjourned until March 13, 2025.
The President of NATCOMS, Adeolu Ogunbanjo, disclosed this to The PUNCH on Monday, highlighting the urgency of notifying lawmakers.
The subscriber association insists the Federal Government must wait for the court’s judgment before taking any further steps to implement the tax.
“We are meeting this Wednesday to finalise the arrangement to write the National Assembly. If we don’t inform them that there is a pending court case, the Assembly might unknowingly pass the bill into law. That would be disastrous for subscribers and the industry,” he stated.
