Tinubu Names Adedeji As New FIRS Chairman
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President Bola Tinubu has named Zacch Adedeji, his Special Adviser on Revenue, as the fresh chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Readership NG reports.
This announcement was made in a statement released on Thursday by the President’s Special Adviser, Ajuri Ngelale.
As a result of this decision, the former FIRS Chairman, Muhammad Nami, has been instructed to take a three-month pre-retirement leave in accordance with the guidelines outlined in Public Service Rule (PSR)120243.
“The President has directed 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,” the statement read.
“Hon. Zacch Adedeji is hereby appointed 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 years in the first instance.”
According to the statement, the new appointment takes immediate effect.
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/Chief Executive Officer of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC).
