Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Muhammad Nami, has joined members of the Board, management and staff in felicitating two members of the FIRS management team for receiving global recognition awards in tax and technology respectively.
While Mr. Mathew Olusanya Gbonjubola, the Group Lead of the Special Tax Operations Group at the FIRS was listed among the World’s Top 50 Tax Persons for the year 2022, Mrs Chiaka Ben-Obi, the Group Lead, of the Digital and Innovation Support Group, FIRS emerged as the winner of the 2023 ISACA Technology for Humanity Award, for championing efforts to transform FIRS into a digitised organisation.
ISACA, the awarding institution is an international professional association focused on IT governance.
In a congratulatory message to the duo, Nami stated that they were deserving of these awards as it was a testament to their hard work and contributions to the successes of the Service.
The FIRS chairman stated: “Indeed you are deserving of this wonderful achievement which is a testament to your hard work, analytical insight into tax issues, and immense contributions to the success of my administration.
“I appreciate every effort you put in to make tax administration in the country richly beneficial to the citizens of this potentially great country.”
Furthermore, Nami stated that the qualities of Gbonjubola and Ben-Obi were the kind needed for Nigeria’s progress and development.
He urged them to continue to dedicate themselves to the service of the nation as they worked to build a robust tax system for the country.
Nami said: “I dare say that this country is in dire need of committed and selfless people like you who are passionate about its progress and development.
“Let us continue to forge the necessary synergy that will lead to the actualisation of our collective vision of a robust tax system for the country. I strongly believe that this is the only way we can leave an indelible mark on the sand of time,” he noted.
Gbonjubola, who is a chartered accountant, is a Co-Chair of the United Nations Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters. He has vast experience in auditing, finance and taxation with over 25 years of experience in the FIRS.
Ben-Obi, who holds both a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and Public Administration, as well as an MBA, oversees the departments of the FIRS saddled with the responsibility of transforming FIRS into a digitalised organisation.
Before she was appointed Group Lead of Digital Innovation Support Group, she was the Director of the Modernisation Department where she took on the assignment of delivering on modernisation agenda projects aimed at transforming the Service into a modern, efficient and effective tax administration agency.
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