FIRS gets new Chairman, as Nami retires after five years of meritorious service

The Federal Government has approved a change in the leadedship of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity revealed.

President Bola Tinubu yesterday approved the appointment of Hon. Zacch Adedeji as the new Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).

This follows the directive of the President fpr the erstwhile FIRS Chairman, Mr. Muhammad Nami, to proceed on 3 months of pre-retirement leave, as provisioned by Public Service Rule (PSR) 120243, with immediate effect, leading to his eventual retirement from service on December 8, 2023.

Recall that under Nami, the agency announced a total tax revenue collection of N5.5 trillion for the half-year period of January to June 2023, the highest tax revenue collection ever recorded by the Service in any first six months of a fiscal year.

The Service also achieved a total collection of N10.1 trillion in the year 2022, being the highest tax collection ever made by the FIRS in a single year.

Hon. Zacch Adedeji take over in acting capacity for a 90-day period before his subsequent confirmation as the substantive Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service for a term of four (4) years in the first instance.

Hon. Zacch Adedeji is a first-class graduate in accounting from the Obafemi Awolowo University. He most recently served the nation as the Special Adviser to the President on Revenue, following meritorious service terms as the Oyo State Commissioner of Finance and as the Executive Secretary / CEO of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC).

By these directives of the President, the new appointment takes immediate effect.