President Bola Tinubu has appointed Zacch Adedeji as the acting chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
Until this recent appointment, Adedeji was formerly the special adviser to Tinubu on revenue.
He was a former Commissioner of Finance under the administration of the later Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi.
A statement from the presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Thursday said the President has, therefore, directed the former FIRS Chairman, Muhammad Nami, to proceed on compulsory three-month pre-retirement leave, by the provision of Public Service Rule (PSR) 120243, with immediate effect, which would culminate with his eventual retirement from service on December 8, 2023.
The statement added that Adedeji was appointed in an acting capacity for 90 days 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 and CEO of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC).
“By these directives of the President, the new appointment takes immediate effect,” Ngelale said.
