President Bola Tinubu on Thursday approved the appointment of Zacch Adedeji as the new acting executive chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service(FIRS).
This was contained in a statement issued by Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to the president on media and publicity.
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Tinubu also directed Muhammad Nami, the current FIRS chairman, to proceed on three months of pre-retirement leave, as provisioned by Public Service Rule (PSR) 120243, with immediate effect.
The leave would lead to Nami’s eventual retirement from service on December 8, 2023,
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The statement said: ‘’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 (4) years in the first instance.
‘’Adedeji is a first-class graduate in accounting from the Obafemi Awolowo University.
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‘’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).’’
SOLACEBASE reports that the new appointment takes immediate effect.
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