Tinubu appoints Zacch Adedeji as acting FIRS Chairman

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Zaccheus Adedeji as the new Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).

The President 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.

According to a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, the leave would lead to Nami’s eventual retirement from service on December 8, 2023.

The statement reads: “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.”

Prior to his appointment as Special Adviser, Adedeji served as the commissioner of finance in Oyo State. He was also the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC).

Ngelale said Adedeji’s appointment, takes effect immediately.