A Federal Capital Territory Magistrate Court in Abuja has summoned former Senator Dino Melaye to appear before it on September 5, 2025, over alleged failure to pay his mandatory Personal Income Tax for 2023 and 2024, alongside under-declarations for previous years.
The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service accused Melaye of gross underpayment of his tax liabilities, despite publicly declaring much higher incomes during the same period.
According to the FCT-IRS, Melaye paid only ₦85,000.08 in 2019, ₦100,000.08 in 2020, ₦120,000 in 2021, and ₦1,000,000 in 2022, while declaring an annual income of over ₦6.5 million in 2022.
The tax authorities issued a Best of Judgment Assessment on June 23, 2025, pegging his tax liabilities at ₦234,896,000 for 2023 and ₦274,712,000 for 2024.
Melaye has 30 days to raise a valid objection or clear the liabilities, or the assessment would become final and binding.
