No second term for Fowler as Buhari nominates Muhammad Nami

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of a
new board for the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS.
The President’s approval is, however, subject to Senate
confirmation.
The President nominated a renowned tax consultant, Muhammad
M. Nami as the new chairman.
This was contained in a statement to DAILY POST by President
Buhari’s Spokesman, Garba Shehu.
The board is composed of a member representing each of the six
geographical zones and statutory representatives from a select
number of ministries and government agencies.
The statement added that, “Mr Muhammad, a well-trained Tax,
Accounting and Management professional with highly rated
qualifications and professional practice and licenses from
relevant professional bodies, has almost three decades of
practical working experience in Auditing, Tax Management and
Advisory and Management services to clients in the banking,
manufacturing, services and public sectors as well as non- profit
organizations.
“He is an expert in rendering advisory support services to
investors in respect of 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 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, Institute of Debt Recovery Practitioners of Nigeria and
Associate Member of Nigerian Institute of Management
(Chartered) and Association of National Accountants 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.
“Mr Muhammad has served and is still serving, on many
companies’ Board and Statutory Board Audit Committees. He was
appointed as a member, Presidential Committee on Audit of
Recovered Stolen Assets in November 2017 by President Buhari.
He is married with children.
“Chairman of FIRS, Babatunde Fowler, whose term of office
expired on Monday, 9th December 2019 is expected to hand over
to the most senior director on the board, who will take charge,
pending the Senate confirmation of the new board.”