Tinubu Boots Out Nami, Appoints Adedeji As FIRS Chairman,  Bulus Yakubu As Pioneer NSIPA CEO

President Bola Tinubu has sacked the erstwhile Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Muhammad Nami and in his place, appointed Zacch Adedeji as the new Acting Executive Chairman.

The directives by the President and the  new appointments takes immediate effect.

Similarly, Tinubu also appointed Mrs. Delu Bulus Yakubu as the pioneer National Coordinator/Chief Executive Officer of the National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA), pending Senate confirmation.

The President directed the erstwhile FIRS Chairman, Mr. Muhammad Nami, to proceed on three months of pre-retirement leave, as provided by Public Service Rule (PSR) 120243, with immediate effect, leading to his eventual retirement from service on December 8, 2023.

A statement by the presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale said Adedeji would be 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 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).

The National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA) (Establishment) Act, 2023, was signed into law on May 22, 2023.

Mrs. Delu Bulus Yakubu holds a Master’s degree in Agronomy from the State University of Bio-Technology in Kharkiv, Ukraine, with over 15 years of working experience in Social Investment Programme management.

The statement said President Tinubu expects the new appointee to convey the highest level of efficiency, transparency, and qualitative service delivery at NSIPA, in his determination to actualize the Renewed Hope agenda of his administration.