Tinubu appoints Adedeji as FIRS Acting Executive Chairman.

Tinubu appoints Adedeji as FIRS Acting Executive Chairman.

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the appointment of Hon. Zacch Adedeji as the Acting Executive Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) with immediate effect.

Consequently, the erstwhile FIRS Chairman, Mr. Muhammad Nami has been directed to proceed on 3 months of pre-retirement leave in line with the Public Service Rule (PSR) 120243 leading to his eventual retirement from service on December 8, 2023.

A statement issued by the spokesman to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, says: “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 (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).