President Bola Tinubu has sacked Muhammad Nami as the executive chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS.
A statement by the special adviser to the president on media and publicity, by Ajuri Ngelale, said Mr Tinubu also approved the appointment of Zacch Adedeji his replacement.
According to the statement, Mr Tinubu also directed Mr Nami to proceed on three months’ pre-retirement leave, as provisioned by Public Service Rule, PSR, 120243, with immediate effect.
The leave would lead to Mr Nami’s eventual retirement from service on December 8, 2023.
He 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.
‘’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).’’
