Muhammad Mamman Nami, the Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS and Chairman, Joint Tax Board (JTB), is a Tax, Accounting, and Management practitioner, Nami has practical working experiences spanning three decades (1993-2019) in Audit, Tax Advisory, Management services for various clients in the Banking, Manufacturing, Services and the Public Sector.
He worked at Pannell Kerr Forster (PKF)-which enjoys presence in over 100 countries where he become a Senior Consultant in charge of Tax Management and Advisory Services; then with the KEL Group of Companies, a consortium of three manufacturing companies; as General Manager from 2004 to 2006; Mainstream Energy Solutions Ltd as a Statutory Board Audit Committee Member from 2014 to date.
He is an expert in rendering advisory support services to investors in new business start-ups and management of existing businesses. He has also continuously rendered outsourced services to clients in trading service and manufacturing sectors of the nation’s economy.
Muhammad Nami attended Jipo Local Education Authority, LEA Primary School, Government Secondary School, Suleja, after which he proceeded to Bayero University, Kano and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where he obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology (1991) and a Masters of Business degree (2004) respectively. He is a fellow of Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, (CITN), Institute of Debt Recovery Practitioners of Nigeria and Associate Member of Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) (Chartered), Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, (ANAN). He is also a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Forensic & Investigation Professionals of Nigeria.
He started his career with PFK in 1993 and rose to the position of a Senior Consultant in charge of Tax management and advisory services. He is currently the Managing Consultant of Manam Professional Services (Chartered Tax Practitioners and Business Advisers) based in Kaduna, Abuja, Niger State.
In 2018, he disengaged from the PKF and established Manam Professional Services which undertakes tax and business advisory. His involvement with the PKF and other firms exposed him to the changing dynamics and complexities of the financial sector. He was an Audit Trainee, Tax Trainee to becoming a Senior Consultant.
The President, His Excellency Mohammadu Buhari, appointed him as a member of the Presidential Committee on Audit of Recovered Assets from 22nd November, 2017 to 11th September, 2018.
When he appeared before the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Nami told Senators: “As a Fellow and Associate Member of these reputable professional institutions, I was weaned on the best standards of practice in Accounting, Management and Tax Administration. I am endowed with the normative professional ethics and rubrics required to drive tax administration in a developing economy like Nigeria”.
Nami is married with children.
Obomeghie, Aisha was born in 1970. She had her primary and secondary education at Auchi in Edo State. Her tertiary education was at Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, where she obtained her OND and HND, both with upper credit in 1990 and 1993 respectively. She was the best female graduate at her OND graduation. She served the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) at Federal University of Technology, Yola, Adamawa State between 1994 and 1995.
Between 1996 and 1999 she worked at Jimah Yusuf Pharmaceutical Company, Igarra, Edo state as an accountant. She qualified as a chartered accountant in 1999. She had a Master’s in Business Administration from the Bayero University, Kano State in 2005.
She also worked as a Finance Manager in Mario Jose Enterprises Limited, Kano in 2001, she moved to one of the ‘Big 4’ audit firms at KPMG Audit in Kano that same year. Mario Jose Enterprise Ltd was later acquired by another bigger company named Mamuda Industries Nig. Ltd., where she was elevated to the position of a Group Financial Controller. She occupied the position for 10 years before joining the Federal Inland Revenue Service in 2010 as a Deputy Director of Finance and Accounts. She was promoted to the position of a Director in 2016 and she became the Director of Procurement from 2016 to 2017. She also served as the Director Revenue Accounting Department from 2017 to 2020 from where she represented the Executive Chairman at FAAC and Presidential Revenue Monitoring and Reconciliation Committee Meetings.
Effective from March 2020 she became the Director, Compliance Research and Risk Management Department of Federal Inland Revenue Service.
She was appointed the Secretary of Joint Tax Board in 2020. Since the Establishment of JTB in 1961, she is the first female Secretary of the Board.
She has held enviable positions in some other organizations including but limited to being the auditor of NASFAT Kano State and Project Secretary of Lajna Imaila Nigeria. In 2010 she was the Deputy Vice Chairman 1 of the Kano District Society of ICAN.
She is a fellow of ICAN, Institute of Public Administrators, and Associate member of the Chartered institute of Taxation of Nigeria.
She is happily married with children and grand children.
Mr. Celestine B.A. Agbara is the Ag. Executive Chairman, Abia State Internal Revenue Service.
He is a graduate of Economics from University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State of Nigeria and Associate Member of the Chattered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria. He has attended various conferences, workshops, seminars and training especially on taxation.
He is a seasoned Civil Servant with considerable working experience and versed in tax matters. He has worked in various capacities in Abia State Internal Revenue Service prior to his present elevation to the post of Chairman/ Chief Executive.
Mr. Celestine B.A. Agbara is an eloquent speaker and fearless tax administrator. He has brought his wealth of experience to bear in discharge of his duties which has seen the revenue profile of the State to considerable improvement.
He has over 25 years working experience.
The high pressures on the State to increase revenue generation necessitate the government to reform the revenue sector of the state. The process leads to the appointment of Hamman’Adama Njabari as the Executive Chairman for the Adamawa State Board of Internal Revenue as well as the Internal Revenue Service on 17th April, 2017.
Hamman’Adama Njabari was born on the 23rd September, 1973 in Mayo-Belwa Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
He started his academic pursuit in Mayo-Belwa I Primary School, Mayo-Belwa, Adamawa State in which he obtained his First School Leaving Certificate in 1985. He attended his Secondary education at Government Secondary School Mayo-Belwa between 1985 and 1989 and obtained his West African Secondary School Certificate. He went to Federal Polytechnic, Mubi between 1990 and 1991 he undergo a Certificate Training in Computer Programming.
He went to Federal University of Technology, Yola between 1994 and 1996 were he obtained a Diploma in Accounting. Between 2000 and 2008 he obtained a B.Sc. (Hons) in Accounting in the Same University (FUTY). After his NYSC, He attended University of Lagos and obtained a Master’s Degree in Accounting between 2012 and 2013.
He started his civil service carrier in the year 1992 and rose to the position of Director Special Investigation. He was later seconded to Government House Yola to help streamline financial transaction of the State and was appointed as Director Finance. Before assuming his current position as the Executive Chairman of the Adamawa State Board of Internal Revenue, he was the Director Collection and Accounting in the Internal Revenue Service. He has chaired and had been a member of several committees in the State which some are as follows:
- Chairman Adamawa State Sustainable Revenue Enhancement Programe (ADSREP) COMMITTEE 2015
- Member, Technical Committee on the Development of Adamawa State Blue Print (2015)
- Chairman, Adamawa State Revenue Budget Committee
- Secretary, Adamawa State Revenue Budget Committee
- Member Single Treasury Account (TSA) Implementation Committee 2019/2020.
- Etc
Hamman’Adama Njabari is not left behind in the academic world, he is a known academician providing part time lecturing in different universities and institutes in the country some of which are Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola, Adamawa State Polytechnic and a Teaching assistant in the University of Lagos. He taught several courses ranging from Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting, Public Sector Accounting, Management Accounting, Financial Management and Taxation.
He has obtained qualification and membership of several professional bodies which Include:
- Fellow, Chattered Institute Of Taxation Of Nigeria (FCITN)
- Fellow of the institute of Certified Public Administrators of England and Wales.
- Fellow of the Certified National Accountant (FCNA)
- Fellow Institute of Corporate Executive in Nigeria.
- Member Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Nigeria.
- Member Institute of Treasury Management.
- Member, Institute of Payroll Administrators (IPA).
- Member, Institute of Chattered Economics of Nigeria.
- Member, Institute Of Forensic Accountants Of Nigeria
Due to his illustrious and dedicated service to the State and the general public he has been bestowed with several awards from eminent organization both within and outside Nigeria some of which are: Honorary Doctor Of Philosophy In Financial Management (Janus University California), Distinguish Leadership in National Development Gold Award (D’LINGA), The Legacy of the True Leadership National Award 2014 by Africa leadership News Magazine, Global Leader of Integrity Merit Award by integrity International Magazine, Distinguished Service Merit Award for excellence by the Institute of Corporate Executives of Nigeria, etc.
The Revenue Board in the State from the appointment of Hamman’Adama Njabari to date has witness a tremendous changes both in Revenue Generation and in Revenue Administration. Among others: He has taken charged for revision of all obsolete Revenue rates and production of compendium for the reviewed and approved Revenue Rates for the State which was passed into law by the State House of Assembly as an Executive Bill, the automation of all Revenue Collection in the State, the introduction of monitoring and enforcement unit to checkmate all Revenue Collectors in the State, etc. This and many other various reforms has brought about substantial increase in revenue generation in the state which has never been attain the history of the State.
Mr. Okon E. Okon is the pioneer Executive Chairman of Akwa Ibom State Internal Revenue Service. He was born on March 28, 1965. He hails from Uruan LGA of Akwa Ibom State.
Okon graduated from the University of Cross River State (now University of Uyo) in 1988 with B.Sc. degree (Second Class Upper Division) in Economics. He proceeded, thereafter, to Lagos for the National Youth Service Programme.
Upon completion of his National Youth Service, he started a flourishing career in banking and attended robust executive courses and continuing professional education in many leading Business Schools globally including Harvard Business School – Boston, Wharton Business School – Pennsylvania, Columbia Business School – New York, Euromoney – London, IDI – Dublin and Lagos Business School – Lagos. The trainings cut across Business Leadership, Executive Management, Administration, Financial Management, Negotiation, Contemporary Business Development Strategy, Change Management and Sustainable Governance.
In addition, he has a Masters Degree in Economics and an MBA, both from the University of Lagos.
He has to his credit about 30 years of highly rewarding career experience in Banking & Finance (especially in Corporate Finance & Investment, Treasury, Mortgage, Trade, Retail and MSME banking) with impressive performance trail. Of the 30 years, 21 were in senior management positions including 3 years as the pioneer MD/CEO of Omegabank Savings & Loans Ltd (Mortgage Bankers) and over 10 years as General Manager across 2 major commercial banks including Wema Bank Plc from where he joined public service of Akwa Ibom State.
Mr. Okon has benefited from extensive leadership exposure and has also acquired profound technical skills and capacity. He is well-versed in corporate governance, management & administration. He is pragmatic, proactive, agile, energetic, hands-on and endowed with good sense of executive judgement. He has a good knowledge of the structure of the Nigerian economy and a bird’s eye view of the global outlook.
On March 23, 2017 Okon was appointed by the Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, His Excellency, Mr. Udom Gabriel Emmanuel to pioneer the leadership of the first ever autonomous Internal Revenue Service in Akwa Ibom State; a position he is currently holding and handling as another corporate turn-around opportunity. He had within the first 6 months in office sent out early performance signals in terms of corporate transformation and institution building by introducing Revenue and Institutional Transformation Agenda (REVITA) at Akwa Ibom State Internal Revenue Service (AKIRS).
Thus far, the Board which he leads has recorded significant improvement in the State’s IGR since they took over about mid 2017; growing IGR from about ₦15bn in 2016 to over ₦24.2bn in 2018 and ₦20.4bn in the first half of 2019. This has significantly shifted the IGR paradigm of Akwa Ibom State – climbing from 18th position in the country-wide IGR performance table before inception of the Board in 2017 to the 7th position as at H1 2019 with very ambitious trajectory.
Sequel to the above, on November 1, 2019, AKIRS led by Mr. Okon Okon received an award as the Best Parastatal of the Year 2019 from the Nigeria Union of Journalists’ Correspondents Chapel, Akwa Ibom State in recognition of the sterling management of resources and outstanding performance evident by the significant improvement in IGR of the State in the period corresponding with the existence of the incumbent Board.
Furthermore, Mr. Okon has also participated actively in International Tax Conferences including Anderson Tax Conference in October 2019 at Dubai and Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators’ 40th CATA Annual Technical Conference held in Panang, Malaysia in November, 2019 where he presented a syndicate group report on “Shadow Economy and Taxes – Issues and Challenges”.
Mr. Okon is a Member of The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, an Associate of The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria and a Fellow of The Institute of Credit Administration.
He is blessed with a loving wife and 3 children.
MR RICHARD MADIEBO, EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, ANAMBRA STATE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (AIRS)
- Richard Nwora Madiebo, a veteran in Tax and Revenue businesses was appointed as the Executive Chairman, Anambra Internal Revenue Service on March 21, 2022 by His Excellency, Gov. Chukwuma Solido, Executive Governor, Anambra State.
He holds a BA degree from University of Calabar and an MBA from University of Lagos. Richard is a certified member of Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) and Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM). He has attended various Executive courses in Harvard Business School, Wharton and North-western University, as well as the Kellogg School of Management, USA.
Also, he has participated in various digital transformation efforts in Fidelity Bank Plc in the core application of electronic banking. Mr. Madebo established the Franchise Collections Desk in Fidelity Bank in 1997 and managed the function for 25 years in addition to his other tasks in the bank. This function has seen him work with most States in the Federation in deploying Revenue collections programs. He has also worked with various Federal and State Agencies in the Deployment of Franchise Collections over the years.
Mr Richard is happily married, and the marriage is blessed with children.
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NIMIBOFA AYAWEI, EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, BAYELSA STATE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. 
Dr. Nimibofa Ayawei was born on November 7th 1971 in Koluama II community of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area into the family of Mr. Joshua E. Ayawei and his wife Flora. Ayawei started his education at St. John’s Primary School, Koluama II between 1977 to 1983, before proceeding to the Community Secondary School Koluama II, where he obtained his West African School Certificate (WAEC) in 1988.
Fired with a zeal that could find expression only in academics, Nimibofa became dissatisfied with his “School Cert” certificate and decided to obtain a University education. His path took him to Nigeria’s Premier University, the University of Ibadan where he bagged a Bachelor of Education Degree (B.Ed) in Chemistry in 1995. Not done, he enrolled at the University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Rivers State where he earned his Master of Science (M.Sc) degree in Analytical Chemistry in 2008. Nimibofa Ayawei is also a proud Alumnus of the first University in the Jerusalem of Ijaw Nation, The Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, from where he added to his laurels, a Ph.D in Analytical/Environmental Chemistry in 2015, and with it the distinctive honour of being the very first Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) holder produced by the University.
Dr. Ayawei’s professional working career kicked off at the Bayelsa State Ministry of Environment as a Scientific Officer until his appointment as a Member of Bayelsa State Scholarship Board in 2001, during the administration His Exellency, Gov. D. S. P. Alamieyeseigha. In 2002, he was appointed Chairman, Bassan-Koluama Rural Development Authority before he was elected to represent the good people of Southern Ijaw Constituency IV in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly in 2003.
After leaving the State Assembly in 2007, he returned to private business until the emergence of the Restoration Government of Governor Seriake Dickson, who appointed him as the General Manager/Chief Executive Officer of the Bayelsa State Housing and Property Development Authority, from 2012 to 2014.
Dr. Ayawei was Bayelsa State Commissioner of Housing and Rural Development briefly in 2014, whereupon he took up employment as a lecturer in the Niger Delta University. From 2016 to date, he has served as the Executive Chairman of the Bayelsa State Board of Internal Revenue.
Dr. Nimibofa Ayawei is of the belief that the development of a place heavily depends on the level of education of the people – hence his profound love for education. Little wonder, he started an educational outreach which has enabled several persons attain tertiary education at various levels. He is not just a chemist, academic, administrator and politician, but a knowledgeable and highly skilled gentleman whose touch of excellence stands him out anywhere.
A Christian who believes in lending a hand of support to men and institutions in need, Nimibofa loves reading, football and swimming and is happily married with children.
MIMI ADZAPE ORUBIBI
Mr. Akpanke Ando Ogar, was born in Calabar, Cross River State. He had his Primary School Education in Madonna Montessori Nursery / Primary School Calabar, Cross River State and attended the Federal Government College, Enugu, Enugu State. He holds the Bachelor of Science Degree in Accountancy, from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and has attended several trainings locally and internationally.
He spent most of his working career in the banking industry, working with various banks between 2002 and 2014, including Oceanic International Bank Limited (now defunct), Zenith Bank PLC and the United Bank for Africa PLC, where he attained the level of Regional Branch Head (RBH), Cross River.
He worked briefly with CUSO International from 2016 until his appointment as Acting Executive Chairman of the Cross River Internal Revenue Service in April, 2018 and subsequent confirmation as substantial Executive Chairman by the State House of Assembly on the 25th of September, 2018.
Before his assumption of duty as Acting Executive Chairman, Cross River Internal Revenue Service, he was a non-Executive member of the Board of the Service, where he Chaired the Audit and Investigations Committee.
As a seasoned banker, Mr. Ogar earned a reputation for responsibility and professionalism in the discharge of his assignments.
Currently, Mr. Ogar is also a non-Executive member of the Board of the Cross River State Micro-Finance Bank.
An avid fish farmer, he is a member of many social, religious and professional bodies. Mr. Ogar is an avid Rotarian and devout Catholic, he is happily married with three children and his hobbies include reading, travelling, watching movies, listening to music and community service.
MOHAMMED ALKALI
A certified PROSCI change Management Professional and also a Chartered accountant with experience working with multidisciplinary teams of varying sizes and complex programs of work. Also, a capable, intelligent and effective change manager who has an excellent track-record of delivering change to large organizations. Possessing a proven ability to effect transformational change across a range of operational areas and thereby making a sustainable difference to a business’s operational performance.
He is a graduate of Economics from University of Maiduguri, Borno state. He has a master’s degree in Business Management from Nigeria Defense Academy, Kaduna and a PHD in Islamic banking and finance from Al-Madinah International University, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
Sir Monday John Onyeme is the current Executive Chairman of the Delta State Board of Internal Revenue (DBIR).He was sworn in alongside his colleagues on the 25th November, 2019 by His Excellency the Executive Governor of Delta State, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa for a second tenure.
Sir (Chief) Onyeme, who is the Odoziani 1, of Ibabu Kingdom has had a lion’s share of modest accomplishments in life.
A Malabite, as graduates of the University of Calabar are called, he creamed his Bachelor of Science (BSc.) degree in Accounting in 1990 with a placing in Second Class Upper Division. He later enrolled for a part-time programme with Safe Associates Accountancy Tutors, Surulere Lagos. The icing on the cake for him was when he became a chartered accountant in 1993. He then proceeded to Federal College of Education (Technical) Asaba where he received a Diploma in Computer Science in 2002.
His wealth of knowledge prospered beyond the shores of this country. The following year, the Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne in the United Kingdom (UK), where he displayed his intellectual prowess on the international scene awarded him a certificate in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The Northhumbria University later awarded him a Masters Degree (MA) in Business Management and it was not just an MA degree as it came with a well-deserved commendation from the Newcastle based university.
Sir Onyeme, a chartered accountant per excellence has made a difference in all the organizations he has worked and has brought a wealth of knowledge and experience to bear on the realization of organizational goals and objectives.
Before his current appointment, he was the Bursar of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), a position and responsibility he faithfully discharged from the day he was appointed in September 2006. He also served as a Bursar of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba between November 2005 and September 2006. While at the institution, the handling of its finances was in safe hands under his charge as Chief Accountant, a position he held between October 2000 and November 2005.
Before higher positions came his way, He climbed the ropes in professional practice as an Assistant Chief Accountant (Head, Finance and Supplies) at the National Agriculture Land Development Authority, Asaba between July 1996 and October 2000 and was Chief Accountant at Octopus Continental Enterprises, Lagos between July 1995 and June 1996.
Indeed, a rich working experience is an attribute that Sir Onyeme has in large stock as he kept garnering them over the years, including the banking industry. Between September 1993 and June 1995, he was the Senior Executive Assistant (Audit) at Commercial Trust Bank, Lagos as well as worked in the audit department of the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA), now Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) in its Lagos Office between February 1992 and August 1993. He also tasted the academic world as an Assistant Lecturer, Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State from October 1991 to January 1992.
He has also rubbed minds with national and global counterparts through attendance of trainings, seminars and workshops locally and internationally. These took him to foreign climes such as Dubai, Sudan, Florida, Texas, London, Oxford, Harvard in the United State of America, Mauritius, Paris, South Africa, India and many other places. He also has various publications to his credit including one where he displayed his research prowess – Corporate Environmental Accounting and Reporting in the United Kingdom: A Survey of Selected Companies in Cumbria (2004). His professional wealth includes membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM), Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) and Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors of Nigeria. A fraud buster, he is also a member of Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
Sir Onyeme, a Knight of Saint Christopher (KSC) of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion is happily married with children.
ELEAZAR OLUMUYIWA OGUNMILADE
Olumuyiwa holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) Degree in Political Science and a Masters Degree in Business Administration, (MBA). He is also an alumnus of the prestigious Lagos Business School (LBS). He started out in his career about two decades ago as a securities and foreign exchange dealer with First Capital Group Limited, Lagos and rose through the ranks to become the General Manager of Crosby Securities Limited. Through his banking career, he has held various strategic positions in many banks such as Standard Trust Bank (now UBA), National Bank (now WEMA Bank) and Gulf Bank, before he was first appointed the Regional Manager (West) of the then Oceanic Bank International Plc (now EcoBank of Nig. Plc) and later elevated to Zonal Head (West) of the bank as a result of strategic restructuring and superior performance. He provided further in-road for Oceanic Bank into Western region of Nigeria through strategic evolvement, positioning of branches and development of deep trust relationships with respective State Executives and top career officers across the States. As a Zonal Head, he was the defacto MD/CEO of the west bank of the then Oceanic Bank International Plc which cut across six states namely; Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti and Kwara States comprising of 40 branches and 7 regions. By virtue of his management position, he interacted closely with Governors, cabinet members, traditional rulers, senior civil servants, business magnates, entrepreneurs and opinion leaders in all of these States and this impacted greatly on the balance sheet size of the zone which grew to over N20 Billion (i.e. about USD $170 Million) before his appointment as the first MD/CEO of the then Oceanic Bank (The Gambia) Limited. He has attended several courses, seminars and conventions in Nigeria, UK, South Africa, Senegal and the United States of America some of which include; Treasury Management by Financial Institutions Training Centre (FITC), Lagos; Spot Trading by American Express Bank, London; Management Development Programme at Lagos Business School; Credit Structuring Techniques by IBFC Agusto; Africa International Banking Seminar by Standard Bank of South Africa; Anti-Money Laundering Seminar, Dakar; Crude Oil Trading and Commercial Arrangements in Nigerian Oil & Gas industry, Crosby Consulting; Convention for Nigerian in Diaspora, Baltimore, Maryland, USA amongst others. 2 Olumuyiwa draws his strength from years of core financial services experience, early exposure to management responsibilities, extensive human relations and strong managerial competence. He is an astute philanthropist who is engaged in various academic, charity and social works in Nigeria, UK, and The Gambia. He was specially recognized by His Excellency, President Yayah A.J.J. Jammeh of the Republic of The Gambia on July 22, 2009, when he was honoured with an award for being a friend of the Republic.
Mr. EMEKA ODO (ENUGU STATE)
Mr. Emeka Odo, a seasoned investment banker, journalist and entrepreneur is currently the Chairman, Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (ESIRS).
Prior to this appointment in 2016, he was the Chairman/Chief Executive of Bluewaters Capital Limited a diversified holding Company with interests in finance, hospitality and real estate development.
Mr. Odo had a very distinguished career in banking spanning over 19 years starting from 1991 during which period he held various top management positions in Intercontinental Bank Plc (now Access Bank Plc). He was at different times the Group Head, Corporate Account Group, Regional Executive, South East Region; Regional Business Executive, Public Sector, South East and South South Regions; Regional Chief Executive, North Central Region; Regional Chief Executive South South Region; Divisional Chief Executive, Public Sector Division before retiring from the bank as Executive Director, Corporate and Institutional Banking and Lagos Region in 2009. Before joining Intercontinental Bank Plc, Mr. Odo worked with the then Daily Times Group where he rose to become the Newspaper’s Group Economic Correspondent. He is the founding Secretary of Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN).
An alumnus of the prestigious Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University, United Kingdom, Mr. Odo holds a BA degree in Mass Communication from University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters in Business Administration from the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu. He had further post graduate professional development in IMD Lausanne, Switzerland and INSEAD, in Fontainebleau, Paris, France. His extensive banking skills were intensively honed at Citibank, New York, United States, HSBC Bank, London, United Kingdom and Servexcel, India.
Abubakar Inuwa Tata is the Administrator, Gombe State Internal Revenue Service who also doubled as the Chairman, Gombe State Fiscal Responsibility Commission. A 46 years old trained economist with over 19 years of local and international practice spread across the public and private sectors in Nigeria. With a unique global background – studied in United States, with short-term courses in the United Kingdom, North Africa and Central African Republic, Mr. Inuwa worked in United States and is based in Nigeria.
Mr. Inuwa had a Bachelors and Master’s degree in Economics and currently undergoing a doctorate degree in Economics at Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, North West Nigeria. In 2012, A world Bank Scholar and Columbia University Ambassador, North Africa and Middle East, Mr. Inuwa was one of the 12 global economists selected and sponsored by the World Bank Group in 2012 to study at the prestigious Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, New York (USA) for a Master’s in Public Administration (MPA) with specialization in Economic Policy Management. An avid follower of contemporary local and international economic issues with some publications on contemporary economic issues.
In Nigeria, Mr. Inuwa working experience spans insurance, commercial and central banking where he worked with the Policy Directorate of the Central Bank of Nigeria. He has participated in many high levels inter-departmental tasks and was part of the team that worked on the “Impact of AMCON Liquidity Surfeit on Monetary Policy” and the “Impact of Regulatory Sanctions on Banks for Non-compliance with Foreign Exchange Guidelines”. He was also involved in most of the Bank’s high-profile meetings involving IMF and World Bank on Article IV Consultations, the Fitch Rating Agency and Standard & Poor (S&P) on External Sector Development. He was the country’s focal point person for the harmonization of Balance of Payments and International Investment Position for West African Sub-region and a member of Inter-Departmental Committee on Foreign Exchange Management, among others.
Mr. Inuwa has served on the standing committee on Foreign Exchange Management and worked closely with core Departments such as Reserve Management, Financial Markets, Trade and Exchange, Research, Banking and Payments, Monetary Policy Departments among others. Before his secondment to Gombe State Government in December 2019, Mr. Inuwa was the Managing Editor of the Central Bank Journal of Applied Statistics (CBN-JAS) and a member of the Technical Committee for the review of “National Integrated Infrastructure Master Plan”.
At the International scene, Mr. Inuwa has consulted for the World Bank’s Human Development Network in Washington DC in 2013. Specifically, he was part of the team responsible for preparation of an in-depth country report on Nigeria for the Education Markets for the Poor – Engaging the Private Sector. Mr. Inuwa developed Education Policy Assessment Report using Country Policy and Institutional Assessment and contributed to Framework Paper for Private Sector Engagement Using System Approach for Better Education Result (SABER).
Mr. Inuwa was well trained by the Bretton Wood Institutes in Public Financial Management, Debt Sustainability Analysis, Budget and the Parliament, Education for Policy Makers, Financial Programming, Balance of Payments and International Investment Position among many others.
A founder of Abubakar Inuwa Tata Foundation (www.aitfoundation.com), a not for profit organization established to support academically talented disadvantaged children through scholarships, annual lecture series, guidance & counselling, employment scouting and other civic engagements.
Alhaji Ibrahim Ahmed Mohammed Sani, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Finance and Control of Nigeria (CIFCN), was born in Gumel Local Government Area of Jigawa State on 26 August, 1981. He holds a first degree in Library Science and Information Technology from Bayero University, Kano. He also attended University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom, where he bagged an MSc in Finance and Management. Alhaji Sani is a certified database administrator (Oracle 10g Solaris Operation System) and attended a special course on SAF R3 Administration. He worked with Gumel Local Education Authority between 2000 and 2007. He later joined the Gumel Emirate Council, where he worked till 2011 before leaving for postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom.
While in the United Kingdom, he worked with the Barclays Bank in Priston as part of the course learning experience requirement.
Zaid Abubakar, Ph.d, Executive Chairman of Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service. He hails from Sabon Gari Local Government of Kaduna State and was born on 8th April 1984. He obtained Ph.D. in Accounting at the Al-Madina International University, (MEDIU), Malaysia, Master of Science Degree in Accounting and Finance and Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
He is a member of many professional bodies which includes: Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), UK, the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, (ICAN).
Prior to his Appointment as the Executive Chairman of Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service, Zaid was a lecturer with Ameer Shehu Idris College of Advanced Studies, Zaria and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna. He was also Tax Auditor with the Federal Inland Revenue Service.
Mr. Zaid Abubakar has may laurels to his name, he was awarded ICAN Merit Award for the Second Overall best in 2009 November Diet. M.K Lawal Foundation Merit Award for one of the best Graduating Students with Distinction in Commerce.
Zaid Abubakar exemplifies hard work, an eye for details and competence.
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, KANO INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
Abdurrazak Datti Salihi, FCTI, FCA, CFA, Executive Chairman Kano State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS) July 2020 to date.
An experienced financial analyst, a chartered accountant, and a certified tax
accountant, with over 23 years’ experience in financial management in both
banking and the public sectors.
He is currently the Executive Chairman, Kano Internal Revenue Service. Before
then, he was the Director, State Integrated Financial Management Information
System (SIFMIS) at the Kano State Ministry of Finance (2019 to 2020); Director
Tax Audit, Investigation and Debt Management in Kano State Internal Revenue
Service (2016 to 2019) where he expanded and increased the tax net by bringing new Organisations ranging from companies, private schools/Institutions, and organised businesses.
Between 2015 and 2016, he served as the Director Personal Income Tax (PIT)
Kano State Internal Revenue Service, where he beefed-up pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) database of Organisations, increased the total collection by 70% and facilitated the spread of the personnel to 12 tax offices around the state.
Prior to serving Kano State Government, he reached the position of Head of Finance and Regional Accountant of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) Kano Zonal
Office between 2008 and 2015.
He has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Bachelor of Science Accounting. He attended several short courses and conference within and outside Nigeria.
He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), and a member of the Association of Financial Analysts of Nigeria (AFAN).
He was born in Yakasai Quarters of Kano Municipal Council of Kano State. He is married and has children.
EXECUTIVE CHAIMAN, KATSINA STATE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
Mustapha Mohammed Sirajo FCTI CNA CCrFA DFCISM. Executive Chairman Katsina State Internal Revenu Service, January 2020 to date. 
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Sc Business Administration.
2. Masters Banking and Finance
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
*Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria(CITN),
*Certified National Accountant,
*Member of the Chartered Institute of Forensic and Certified Fraud Examiners,
*Member, institute of Debt Recovery Practioners of Nigeria,
*Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Corporate Administrators of Nigeria,
*Distinguished Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Information and Strategy Management.
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Alh Iliyasu A. Jega, Executive Chairman, Kebbi State Board of Internal Revenue Service, is an accomplished Tax Administrator. A member of the Charted Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN). Ha was born on 16th November, 1966 in Jega Town of present Kebbi State. Alh. Iliyasu holds Bsc Economics, PGD Management and MBA all from prestigious Usmanu Danfodio University Sokoto.
Alh. Iliyasu Jega joined the Sokoto State Board of Internal Revenue in 1991 as Inspector of Taxes II, he later became head of Argungu Zonal Revenue Office, he rose to the rank of Director after the creation of Kebbi State and he served as Director Planning Research and Statistics (DPRS). He was later moved to serve as Director Other Taxes. He occupied other top management positions including that of Director Collection his last before his appointment as the substantive Executive Chairman Board of Internal Revenue Service, Kebbi State.
Sule Salihu Enehe; the Acting Executive Chairman, Kogi State Internal Revenue Service, is an energetic, self-driven, creative, resourceful, forward-looking professional with an extensive work experience in both public and private sectors of Nigeria. 
He is an alumnus of Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting (Forensics), Masters of Science Degree in Accounting from Salem University, Lokoja, Masters in Business Administration (MBA) (Financial Management) from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso. In his quest for more knowledge and self-development, he is presently pursuing his PhD Degree in Accounting at University of Nigeria, Nsukka, accompanied with several local and international seminars and training.
He has expertise in the following fields:
- Accounting and Financial Advisory
- Auditing and Investigation (Forensics)
- Tax Services and Advisory
- Public Sector Reform and Analysis
- Business Process and Re-engineering.
- Human Capital Development and Training.
Sule Salihu Enehe is a Fellow of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA), Fellow of Chartered institute of Taxation of Nigeria (FCTI) and Associate of Risk Management Academy (ARMA).
Career wise, he has over 20 years work experience across five (5) different organisations in Nigeria.
He was a Director of Tax Audit and Compliance, which, at interval, he also became the Director of Finance and Accounts with the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service before his current position as Acting Executive Chairman at the same establishment.
He was also Director of Finance and Administration with Be the Change Organisation (BCO), Abuja. He worked as Audit Manager with Nasir Ozamah and Co. (Chartered Accountant).
He was also Area Senior Finance Officer in-charge of Area V, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, under the defunct Nigeria Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTEL).
He was a part-time lecturer with Unique Professional Tutors, an ICAN-Accredited professional training centre in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Sule Salihu Enehe is a turn-around manager, a transformational leader, bound by the ambition to achieve business objectives and with excellence.
He was Directed by the Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, to take charge as the Acting Executive Chairman, Kogi State Internal Revenue Service, on November 17, 2021, being the most senior Director of the Service, after the exit of the former Acting Executive Chairman, Mr. Yusufu Abubakar, to enhance revenue growth of the State to finance her developmental projects.
FOLASHADE OMONIYI is a seasoned professional with over 30 years’ experience in diverse fields of endeavor.
Shade holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering from the University of Ilorin in 1988 and obtained her Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife in 2001. She is an Information Technology expert with qualitative experience and knowledge. She has exhibited wide-ranged competences in diverse fields including IT consulting, Business Development, Process Improvements and Operational Optimization in the Banking Industry and Public Sector.
She started her working experience at Tara Systems Limited in 1990, where she industriously explored her potentials in the IT solutions and network systems administration. She advanced her career into Information Technology implementation and Administration in the Banking Sector when she moved to African International Bank in 1996 as a Senior Manager and Head Systems Administration. Subsequently, she was appointed as a Principal Manager in First Bank Nigeria Limited in 2001 as the Head of the Network and Communications Department. She was elevated to the Assistant General Manager grade in 2004. During this time, she designed and implemented the core network infrastructure of the bank as well as other major IT solutions.
Given her versatile and dynamic disposition, Shade Omoniyi moved to Business Development in 2009. She took the challenge of a major career move and delivered on her new portfolio with exceptional zeal and application which culminated in her elevation to Group Head in 2011. She was appointed Group Head, Public Sector in 2012, where she was able to apply her IT background into the automation of revenue processing and collection in various establishments. Due to the uniqueness of her abilities, she was promoted to Deputy General Manager in 2013. By 2015, these abilities also earned her a position as Group Head, Branch Banking Services overseeing the operations of over 800 business locations. Having exhibited her strength in various capacities, especially in IT management, Retail Banking, Public Sector, and Banking Operations, Shade was appointed as Managing Director/CEO of FBN Mortgages Limited, a subsidiary of First Bank Limited in 2016.
She is an honorary member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (HCIB), a member of the National Institute of Marketing and associate member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (ACTI). She has undertaken several executive education sessions at Michigan Ross Executive Education, London Business School, Stanford Business School and Lagos Business School (SMP18).
After nearly three decades in the private sector, she was appointed the Executive Chairman of the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service in September 2019.
She is happily married with children.
Mr. Hamzat Ayodele Subair was born in Lagos State and attended the prestigious St. Gregory’s college thereafter proceeded to obtain his first degree, Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Metropolitan University of Manchester (Formerly Manchester Polytechnic),England. He also holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from the University of Lagos.
He has over 36 years accounting experience; he started his professional career at the international firm of Price Waterhouse (Chartered Accountants) in 1982. His portfolio of clients spans across various sectors and industries including Private, Government and Non-Government organizations. He left Price Waterhouse in 1987 and joined Hamzat Subair, Folami & Co (Chartered Accountants) and consulted for International agencies such as the International Finance Corporation (IFC) through the Africa Project Development Facility.
He later became the Managing Partner of Hamzat Subair & Co Chartered Accountants. As Managing Partner he provided advisory, taxation and management consultancy services spanning across the various industries including Oil & Gas corporations and IOC’s, Manufacturing, Trading and hospitality. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria; He is also an Associate of the Business Recovery & Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria (BRIPAN). He has sat on the Board of various Government and Non-Government Institutions, including being the Chairman of an Insurance company. He served as a pioneer Director of the Lagos State Lotteries Board, which was charged with overseeing the transition from manual or land based systems to online and regulating web based gaming activities.
He has served as the Country Representative and the Project Coordinator of the Centre for the Development of Enterprise (CDE) and Proinvest. He was appointed as Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service in August 2016. Since his assumption of office the Agency has witnessed improving efficiency and have gone through various reforms which have culminated in strong revenue collection for Lagos State thereby retaining the position of pace setter in Internally generated Revenue.
The man Ahmed Yakubu Muhammad, was born to the family of Alhaji Yakubu Muhammad on the 30th May 1974 in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
He is an indigene of Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
He attended Township Primary School, Jos from 1976 to 1982, Federal Government College Jos, from 1982 – 1988, University of Jos from 2001 to 2005, National Youth Service Corps from 2006 to 2007 then Post Graduate Programme with the Nasarawa State University, Keffi in 2017.
However, the following qualifications were obtained after his academic pursue: First School Leaving Certificate, Senior School Certificate of Education, Bachelor of Science – B.sc. Hons, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Certificate, MPA Public Policy Analysis.
Moreover, other certificates obtained by him are; Certificate in report writing (Centre for Management Development) in 2011, Alternative Sources of Funding into the Federation Account in 2014, diversification of the Nigerian Economy in 2016, Alternative Sources of Revenue for Sustainable Development in States and Local Government Area Councils in Nigeria.
In terms of the working experience, the man Ahmed Yakubu Muhammad, the Nasarawa State Internal Revenue Service (NSIRS)’s Executive Chairman, has worked with MVA Mineral and Metals Mining Company from 1990 to 2000, Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission 2007 to 2017.
OLUGBENGA ANTHONY OLALEYE
Olugbenga Anthony OLALEYE is a renowned Accountant, Auditor, Mortgage Banker and Tax Consultantw1th over 36 years of experience.
He started his career with extensive exposure In Accounting, Audit, Tax and Management Consultingw1th international firms of Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Arthur Andersen (now KPMG in Nigeria).
He is a distinguished Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA), a Fellow of the Chartered Taxation Institute of Nigeria (FCTI), a member of the Institute of Directors (loO) of Nigeria and a John Maxwell (JMn certified Coach, Speaker and Trainer. A well-trained Tax, Accounting and Management professional with highly rated qualifications and professional practice experience and licenses from relevant professional bodies.
Prior to his appointment as the Executive Chairman of Ogun State Internal Revenue Service (OGIRS) in September 2020, Olugbenga was the executive Director (Finance & 1n of Lagos Building Investment Company (LBIC) Pie, a Primary Mortgage Bank (PMB) with majority equity holding by the Lagos State Government. He was also the Managing Director (MD/CEO) and Managing Consultant of 3Dees Solutions Consult Limi.ted, a Business and Management Consulting company and Olaleye Olugbenga & Co., a firm of Chartered Accountants respectively.
Gbenga Olaleye spent 12 years of his career with Diageo Pie, the parent company of Guinness Nigeria Pie (GNPlc), working across Africa and the United Kingdom, which further gave him deep and extensive international experience. He was the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of South Atlantic Petroleum Ltd. (SAPETRO), an indigenous U-pstream Oil & Gas company in Nigeria for over 6 years to April 2016. He has been in various Senior Management positions for more than 30 years.
Mr. Olaleye had his first degree in 1984 from the University of Calabar and was the best graduating student in Mathematics/Education Department. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1989, became a Fellow of ICAN in 1997. He became a Fellow of the Chartered Taxation Institute (FCTI) of Nigeria in 2011. He had two international mini-MBA Certifications from CWC School for Energy and American Management Association (AMA), USA.
TOLULOPE VINCENT ADEGBIE
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN: ONDO STATE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
Academic Background:
- B.Sc. in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife.
- M.Sc in Banking and Finance from University of Ibadan
- Diploma in Credit Administration from Citibank School of Banking New York, USA.
- HCIB, Honorary Senior Member, Chartered Institute of Bankers Nigeria.
- ACTI, Associate of Chartered Institute of Taxation Nigeria.
- CNA, Chartered Accountant /Member Association of National Accountants (ANAN)
- Member, Nigerian Institute of Management
Professional Background:
Tolu is graduated in 1987 and served his NYSC in Oyo State where he won a Letter of Commendation at the end of the Service year from the NYSC. He started his banking career with Société Générale Bank Nigeria (now Heritage Bank Ltd) and from there proceeded to work in various banks including Assurance Bank, United Bank for Africa and Wema Bank plc, over a 25year period. He has worked in every area of banking including Operations, Risk Management, Treasury, Marketing, Strategy etc. He was briefly (24 months) and entrepreneur when he worked and partnered with the promoter of an entertainment company in Lagos, and was able to conclude a debt equity swap that won the Central Bank of Nigeria best SME transaction in 2007.
He was head of Corporate Banking Group of Wema Bank Plc as at December 2017 before he was appointed as the Chairman Ondo State Internal Revenue Service by The Governor of Ondo State in January 2018.
Achievement as Executive Chairman ODIRS:
- Built a brand new Head Office complex for the ODIRS within 12 months (on 10,000Sqm of land)
- Introduced Electronic Tax Clearance Certificate
- Generated an executive bill and got the State House of Assembly to pass the Ondo State Revenue Administration Law, granting full financial and administrative autonomy to the ODIRS.
- Recruited 430 fresh graduates into the ODIRS and transferred 350 older staff back to the Civil Service thereby lowering the average age of the workforce from 49years to 33years.
- Recipient of CITN AWARD of excellence in 2019.
- Has surpassed the State IGR budget in the two years he has been Chairman.
| Financial Year | Budget (N) | Achievement (N) | % achieved |
| 2018 | 21,000,000,000.00 | 24,742,626,981.00 | 118% |
| 2019 | 25,100,000,000.00 | 30,168,070,918.00 | 120% |
5 year Trend analysis of Ondo State IGR
ADEGBITE ADEMIKANRA
Prince Adegbite Ademikanra who hails from Igbajo, State of Osun has over 20 years working experience in Tax Practice, Marketing, Auditing and General Management acquired in Corporate and Private Sector establishments. He is highly skilled, dynamic, and innovative with proven target driven orientation.
A 1993 graduate of Accounting of the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife, ‘Gbite Ademikanra started his working career with the firm of Z.O. Ososanya & Co (Chartered Accountants) in 1994 from where he proceeded to Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife again for his Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme, which he completed in 1999. As a true academic, he later obtained his MSc Degree in Accounting from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago – Iwoye.
He joined Standard Trust Bank (now UBA) in early 2000 to kick-start his illustrious banking career which spanned over 16 years. He shone like a million star in the retail and consumer sector of the banking industry.
In 2004 as the Group Head of Consumer Banking of the Guardian Express Bank, Lagos, he initiated and supervised the successful deployment of online registration solution for National Examinations Council (NECO). He also worked in various capacities in the retail/consumer department of some banks like Spring, Oceanic, Sterling and Zenith Bank with outstanding commendations.
He assumed the headship of South West Regional Sales of Fidelity Bank in 2012 before he left banking in 2016 to join the firm of Muyiwa Oni & Co (Chartered Accountants and Tax Consultants), Lagos. He was appointed the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Osun Internal Revenue Service on the 1st of July, 2019 by the Executive Governor, State of Osun, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola.
‘Gbite Ademikanra is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA) and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (ACTI). He is married with children.
Mr. Dashe Arlat Dasogot studied B.sc Hon in Accounting from Ahmadu Bello University. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigerian (FCTI) and a fellow of the Certified National Accountants (FCNA). Mr Dashe is currently the Executive Chairman, Plateau State Internal Revenue Service (PSIRS).
AMINU DALHATU
Aminu Dalhatu was born on 16th July, 1966 in Sokoto. He attended Waziri Ward Primary School, Sokoto from 1971 to 1977. He was enrolled into Government College, Sokoto in 1977 to 1982. Aminu Dalhatu also attended Kaduna Polytechnic from 1990 to 1992 and proceeded to Bayero University, Kano where he bagged a degree (BSc Business Administration) in 2008. He attended a number of in-service trainings, workshops and seminars in Nigeria and abroad.
He was a seasoned Civil Servant who raised from a Clerical Assistant to Director Main Account at the Ministry of Finance, Sokoto State. He was the Director Main Account for Nine (9) years from 2009 to 2017. Because of his dedication and productiveness in the Civil Service, Aminu was appointed to lead a team to remodel and restructure the Sokoto State Board of Internal Revenue. He has been serving as the Executive Chairman of the SBIR from 2017 to date. He is member of many professional bodies including, ANAN, CITN, FCFA and CPA.
Aminu Dalhatu is married with eight children.
Dr. Siman S. Ambita’a was appointed Executive Chairman of the Taraba State Board of Internal Revenue (TBIR) in March 2017. He bagged his first degree in Human Medicine (MB, BS) from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (1981) and a Master of Science degree in Public Health (M.Sc., Epidemiology) from the University of London.
After serving Government for 18 years, he was appointed Permanent Secretary in the service of Taraba State Government in September 1999. He served in this position in several Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA) including those of Health, Commerce, Industry, Tourism & Co-operatives,Taraba State AIDS Control Agency, Budget and Economic Planning. He retired as Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development in July 2016. He has attended many courses, seminars and workshops across many disciplines and professions nationally and internationally in the course of his public service.
Dr Siman S. Ambita’a served as the Lead Consultant for the costed HIV/AIDS State Strategic Plan (SSP) 2017 – 2021 for Taraba State.
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, YOBE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
My name is Mohammed Abatcha Geidam mni, FCNA, CPA(Ireland), ACITN. I was born on 21st February 1961 in Geidam, Yobe State.
Educational Background
I started my education career in Geidam where I completed my primary education in 1974 and secondary education in 1979. I proceeded to Bayero University, Kano in 1980 where I earned the Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting in 1984. In 1991, I proceeded to the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria and awarded the Advanced Public Enterprises Certificate.
I was also in the United States of America in 1994 where I obtained Certificate in Organisational Development for Senior Managers from National Technical Laboratory Institute (NTL Institute). I was in the Nigerian College of Accountancy, Jos between 1995 and 1996 where I was awarded Post Graduate Diploma (Accountancy). In 1998, I proceeded to the University of Maiduguri where I obtained Masters in Business Administration (MBA Finance) in the year 2000. I attended the Thames Valley University, London between 2007 and 2008 where I obtained Certificate in Management Development and Good Governance.
I was registered as member of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria in 1999 and awarded Fellowship of the Association in 2007. I am a Registered Professional by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria in 2014. I was also awarded Honorary Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Professional Financial Managers, USA in 2015. I qualified as a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Ireland (CPA Ireland) in 2016 and I attended National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos and become Member of the National Institute in 2017. I am also an Associate member of the Chartered institute of Taxation of Nigeria.
I have attended several courses, seminars, workshops and conference within and outside Nigeria.
Work Experience
I started my working career on the completion of my secondary education in 1979 with Geidam Local Government Council as clerical officer. I rose to the position of Assistant Executive Officer (Account) before leaving the service in 1983. On completion of my University degree in 1984, I went for the National Youth Service and served as Internal Auditor with Central Water Transportation Company Limited in Onitsha between 1984 and1985.
I was employed as Accountant Trainee and promoted to Assistant Accountant by Maiduguri Flour Mills Ltd between 1985 and 1988. I joined Borno Supply Company Ltd as Chief Accountant in 1989 before I left for North East Arid Zone Development Programme, as Business Management and Banking Specialist in 1991.
On the creation of Yobe State from the then Borno State in August 1991, I was appointed Deputy Financial Controller of Yobe State Agricultural Development Programme (YOSADP) in 1992. I rose to the rank of Director in YOSADP before I was appointed Deputy Permanent Secretary in 1999 and deployed to Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism. I was promoted to the rank of Permanent Secretary in 2003, a position I held till my retirement on 21st February 2021. Immediately, I was appointed Executive Chairman, Yobe State Internal Revenue Service.
Finally, I served on several Boards of public and private corporations on behalf of the state government and was member of the Governing Council of Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) from 2007 to 2013.
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EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, ZAMFARA STATE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
ALI AKILU MUHAMMAD DAMA, CNA, ACTI, NIM, CPA, FCICMA, AffiCIPFA UK, MBA,
(SANTURAKIN KWATORKOSHI, MAYANAN MARU, LAMIDON DANSADAU, SADAUKIN BUNGUDU, MADUGUN GUSAU, BARDEN TSAFE).
Ali Akilu Muhammad Dama, is the Executive Chairman and CEO of Zamfara State Internal Revenue Service, Gusau. Before his appointment, He is working with Federal Inland Revenue Service, Abuja as Manager Tax, he has over 10years of expe
rience in financial and Tax Administration all in public sector.
He is member of Joint Tax Board and Member of many professional bodies among them are: Certified National Accountant, Associate Chartered Institute of Taxation, National Institute of Management, Certified Public Accountant & Fellow Chartered Institute of Cost and Management Accountant as well as Affiliate Member of CIPFA (UK). He holds Masters in Business Administration.
He Aspired for Senator, Zamfara Central in 2019 General Election. He is very active and vibrant youth with zeal to develop youths in order to be self reliance and community self help initiatives. He holds Traditional Title of SANTURAKIN KWATORKOSHI, MAYANAN MARU, LAMIDON DANSADAU, SADAUKIN BUNGUDU, MADUGUN GUSAU, BARDEN TSAFE. He is happily married to two wives and Eleven Children, both his father & Mother are alive.
after the exit of the former Acting Executive Chairman, Mr. Yusufu Abubakar, to enhance revenue growth of the State to finance her developmental projects.
REPRESENTSATIVE, FEDERAL INLAND REVENUE SERVICE (FIRS)
Kabir Abba is the Group Lead General Tax Operations Group.
He started his career with the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria and later joined The National Economic Reconstruction Fund (NERFUND) as Head of Project Accounts/Financial Reporting Unit, before joining the FIRS in 2007 as a Senior Manager in the then Tax Revenue Accounting Department.
He was Head of Regional Tax Audit North Central, Assistant Director Government Business Tax Office in Zamfara State and later Kaduna State. He was also a State Coordinator for Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States as a Deputy Director, and had served in the office of the Coordinating Director Tax Operations Group and later deployed as Director Medium Taxpayers Department before he was appointed as a Group Lead General Tax Operations Group in July 2021.
He is a Certified National Accountant (CNA) a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (FCTI), and he represents the Executive Chairman FIRS on the Council of the CITN as well as a member of the JTB.
He is married with children and his hobbies include Polo and traveling.
Udodirim Okongwu was born in Enugu, Enugu State. She started her primary school at the University Primary School Nsukka and completed it at the Shell camp Primary School Owerri from where she moved to Federal Government Girls College Onitsha, Anambra State for her secondary school Education. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sociology from Imo State University Uturu Okigwe, a Post Graduate Diploma in Banking and Finance from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and an MBA (Banking and Finance) from the same university. She is a member of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) and Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN)
She started her working career in 1990 in the Private Sector and gathered rich and diverse work experience before joining the public sector as an Assistant Director in Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Abuja in September 2008.
She has worked in various departments of the commission including Mobilisation, Finance and Accounts and is currently Acting Director, Inland Revenue Department of the Commission.
An avid enthusiast for meaningful reforms in the subsisting socio-political and economic environment, she is interested in community development and finding ways of positively impacting the lives of ordinary Nigerians. Her hobbies include reading, travelling and Interior Decoration.
Fatima Z. Hayatu is a seasoned and well-rounded career administrative officer with 30 years’ steady and successful career in the Nigeria Federal Civil Service. She has vast experience in both national and international development and public policy issues.
She is currently the Director, Technical Services Department, Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning. As the Director of Technical Services Department, Fatima Hayatu is engaged in three critical areas of national development namely National Tax Policy (domestic and international taxation) including Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) matters, Public Private Partnerships (PPP) and Oil and Gas fiscal matters. She is a delegate to OECD Working Party I on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) and has used the platform to advance Nigeria’s interest on international tax matters. Fatima Hayatu has also led Nigeria delegation to the negotiation of Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreements (ADTAs) in Switzerland, Greece and Denmark as well as other Tax Administration matters at the OECD Headquarters, Paris, France, among others.
As Director, Technical Services, Fatima Hayatu is representing the Federal Ministry of Finance on the Joint Tax Board (JTB) among others where she contributes to the development of the institutions and growing the national economy.
Mrs. Hayatu is an accomplished and experienced career Administrative Officer with great skills in Human Resource Management and Management Consulting with emphasis on job analysis and evaluation, job standard development and policies for compensation among others. She participated in the reorganisation of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria Police Pension Scheme and was in the team that created ICT, Procurement and Petroleum Engineers cadres in the Federal Civil Service.
She is a woman of integrity, team player and motivator. She devotes her time in mentoring the young and carrying out social and charity works to support the less privileged.
BIPELEDEI FYNEMAN E. Born on the 24 March, 1970 at Foropa town in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Mr. Bipeledei E. Fyneman is a Chief Superintendent of Immigration. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree (B.Sc) in Accounting and a Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Management.
He was previously General Parade Commander/Instructor, River State Command; Arms Drill Instructor, River State Command; and Divisional Immigration Officer (Abua/Odual Division under ECOWAS and African Affairs). He had also worked at Zonal “H” Headquarters in Makurdi, Abia State Command Headquarters in Umuahia, Cross Rivers State Command Headquarters in Calabar as well as Oil and Gas Free Trade Zone Command in Onne, River State.
He currently serves at the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Headquarters, Abuja as the Revenue/NIS Representative on the Joint Tax Board.
David Nabena is a Senior Economist with the Nigeria Governors’ Forum. He provides policy guidance on sub-national development issues and coordinates the Forum’s research with development partners, including the World Bank, the United Nations development programmes, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the UK Department for International Development.
David leads NGF’s IGR Dashboard programme which is designed with the support of the Joint Tax Board to raise the attention of high-level policy makers at the State level on revenue generation issues and provide States with the tools needed to formulate and implement revenue mobilization policies.