…board members too.
The Senate, this afternoon, confirmed the appointment of Muhammad
Mamman Nami as the Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS.
Senate President Dr. Ahmed Lawan hit his gavel at about 2:51 pm today,( Wednesday) signalling the confirmation of Nami’s appointment by the Senate. President Mohammadu Buhari sent Nami’s name to the Senate as FIRS Executive Chairman last week.
Senator Olamilekan Solomon Adeola (Lagos West), Chairman of the
Finance Committee, laid the report of the Senate Finance committee before the Senate.
The Senate President promised that the Senate will give FIRS all the support it needs to attain its mandate at this time when the nation needs more revenue. “We will keep the Service on its toes. The Chairman and members should note that a lot of work needs to be done. We will work you and hold quarterly meetings with you January to December towards the realisation of your mandate.”
Adeola said when Nami and Board members appeared before the committee
they were asked questions about their work experience, academic qualifications and overall knowledge of the FIRS “The nominees responded intelligently to the questions put to them by the Committee
members with adequate knowledge of revenue generation and taxation in
line with global best practice. They showed enthusiasm and willingness
to contribute their quota to the nation’s development.
Adeola said the committee established that the nomination is in line
with Section 3 (2) (a) of the Federal Inland Revenue Establishment Act
2007 and that the nominees were cleared by the Police and the State
Security Services, (SSS) and possesses the code of Conduct Acknowledgement slip. They have no petitions against them before the committee.
“Going by their cognate working experience and their vision to improve
revenue collection for national development, they are suitable,
qualified and competent to be appointed as Executive Chairman and
Board members of the FIRS.
Apart from Nami, other non-statutory members cleared by the Senate
yesterday are: James Yakwen Ayuba (North Central), Ado Danjuma (North
West) Adam Baba Mohammed (North East), Ikeme Osakwe (South East)
Adewale Ogunyomade (South West), Ahile Adetola Aibangbee (South-South). The 14-member 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.
A well trained Tax, Accounting, and Management practitioner, Nami had
practical working experiences spanning three decades (1993-2019) in auditing, tax advisory, management services for various clients in the Banking, Manufacturing, Services and the Public Sector.
This covers his professional stint first with the PKF which has presence in over
100 countries where he cut his professional teeth and rose through the
ranks to 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; and later with the Mainstream Energy Solutions Ltd as a Statutory Board Audit Committee Member from 2014 to date. He had
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, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria; Chartered Institute of Forensic & Investigation Professionals
of Nigeria; Institute of Debt Recovery Practitioners of Nigeria and
Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered).
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 new FIRS Chairman said that recently, 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 on Tuesday, Nami told Senators that
his qualifications has put him “in good stead for my professional
practice. With focus on professional demands and requirements.
“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 that anybody can
possibly hope for, and therefore I am endowed with the normative
professional ethics and rubrics required to drive tax administration
in a developing economy like Nigeria.
Signed
WAHAB GBADAMOSI
Head, Communications and Servicom Department
Federal Inland Revenue Service
18th December 2019