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| William Babatunde Fowler Chairman, FIRS |
This information is contained in a statement issued in Abuja by the
president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina.
According to the statement, Fowler was one time Chief Executive
Officer/Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Board of Internal Revenue from
2005 to 2014.
He had his higher education in the U.S., where he obtained a
Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin and a Master of
Business Administration degree from California State University.
Before joining the service of the Lagos State Government, Fowler had
worked in the banking sector for about 20 years with long stints at Credit Lyonnais
Nigeria Limited and Chartered Bank.
Under his leadership, the Lagos State Board of Internal Revenue
reportedly achieved a sharp increase in internally generated revenue from an
average of N3.6 billion per month in January 2006, to an average of about N20.5
billion per month in 2013.
Fowler, who holds an Honorary Doctorate Degree of the Irish
International University, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of
Nigeria and the Business Management Association of the UK.
According to the statement, he will serve as Acting Executive Chairman
of FIRS until his appointment is confirmed by the Senate.
The statement further maintained that the appointment on Aug. 18 of
Aliyu Gusau as Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation, by Buhari,
was for a term of four years.
It said that Gusau’s appointment was renewable for another four years,
unless he attained the retirement age of 60 years or completed 35 years of
pensionable service. (NAN)
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