Former Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, has been summoned to court docket over alleged failure to pay his obligatory Private Revenue Tax for 2023 and 2024, in addition to underpayment of taxes in 2020, 2021, and 2022.
A felony summons, dated August 21, 2025, was issued by a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Justice of the Peace Court docket, requiring Melaye to look earlier than the Justice of the Peace Court docket at Wuse Zone II, Abuja, on September 5, 2025.
In line with the FCT Inner Income Service (FCT-IRS), Melaye solely paid N85,000.08 in 2019, N100,000.08 in 2020, N120,000 in 2021, and N1,000,000 in 2022, regardless of declaring a lot greater annual incomes.
It revealed that, as an example, in 2022, he declared an annual revenue of over N6.5 million.
It was revealed that an administrative evaluation for 2023 and 2024 was issued on Might 23, 2025, however when Melaye failed to reply inside 30 days, a discover of greatest judgment evaluation was issued on June 23, 2025.
LEADERSHIP experiences that makes an attempt to ship the discover personally to the previous lawyer turned lawyer or to his consultant have been unsuccessful, prompting the IRS to stick it on the gate of his residence in Maitama, Abuja, on July 9, 2025.
The discover outlined that Melaye’s complete tax liabilities for 2023 and 2024 have been assessed at N234,896,000.00 and N274,712,000.00, respectively.
The discover learn; “Regardless of reminders and ample time offered, your non-compliance with Part 41 of the Act constitutes a breach of your obligations. Consequently, the Federal Capital Territory Inner Income Service (FCT-IRS) has, in accordance with Part 54(3) of the Private Revenue tax act, proceeded to lift a Better of Judgment Evaluation in respect of your tax liabilities for the years beneath assessment.
“Accordingly, your tax legal responsibility has been assessed within the sum of N234,896,000.00 and N274,712,000.00 for the interval of 2023 and 2024 respectively. The computation and evaluation are connected on your motion. Please observe that the Service has additionally recognized revenue beneath declaration and beneath fee for the 2020, 2021 and 2022 years of evaluation, throughout which fee of N1,000,000.00, N120,000.00 and N100,000.00 have been made respectively. Notices of further can be issued, upon conclusion of our assessment.
“Your are hereby knowledgeable that you’ve the proper to object to this evaluation inside thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of this discover. Any objection should clearly state the grounds of your objection and be substantiated with related supporting paperwork.
“Failure to make fee or file objection throughout the stipulated interval will consequence within the evaluation being deemed remaining and conclusive, and restoration proceedings can be initiated with out additional discover,” the FCT-IRS acknowledged.
