President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of his Special Adviser on Revenue as acting chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), with immediate effect.
According to a statement issued by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, the President directed the erstwhile FIRS Chairman, Muhammad Nami, to proceed on three months of pre-retirement leave, as provisioned by Public Service Rule (PSR) 120243, with immediate effect, leading to his eventual retirement from service on December 8, 2023.
Adedeji was a financial adviser to the late Governor Abiola Ajimobi at the age of 33. He hails from the Iwo-Ate area of Ogo-Oluwa local government area of Oyo State.
