Nami Confirms FIRS Directors’ Sacking, Steps Up Efforts To Sanitize Operations

The Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Mr. Mohammed Nami, has confirmed the sacking of some directors of the company and the appointment of four acting coordinating directors to enhance the operations of the agency.

He told THE WHISTLER on Wednesday that the exercise was aimed at further sanitizing the operations of the agency and increasing revenue collection.

Nami had recently sacked all the tax consultants hired by his predecessor, Babatunde Fowler, and opened about 25 field offices nationwide to enhance the agency’s operations.

The FIRS boss had recently  noted, in  a frank assessment of his predecessor, that ,” despite the rise in the Service workforce, the engagement of consultants, the rise in inflation and the exchange rates, the tax revenue collection  continued to dwindle.”

Sources close to the FIRS told THE WHISTLER that some of the directors sacked, “were no longer contributing to the growth of the agency.”

An online medium had reported that the board of the FIRS had sacked all the directors who had served for eight years and above in the agency.

According to the report, the decision was taken at the emergency meeting of the board held on March 20, 2020.

The report also stated that the board also gave its approval for the appointment of four Coordinating Directors in acting capacity and two Group Leads.

The coordinating directors are; Dr. Asheikh Maidugu, CD/Executive Chairman’s Group; Mr. Olufemi Oladeji Oluwaniyi, CD/Tax Operations Group; Mr. Innocent Chinyere Ohagwa, CD/General Services Group ; and Mr. Ezra Usman Zubairu,CD Enforcement Support Group.
The Group Leads are Mrs Faosat Ogunniyi, Compliance Support Group; and Mrs. Chiaka Okoye, Digital Support Group.