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Acting Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Abiodun Aina, on Monday, said Tunde Fowler stepped on toes during his first term as the chairman.

Aina said this at the handover ceremony on Monday after President Muhammadu Buhari nominated Muhammad M. Nami as the new FIRS chairman

Aina, who spoke in glowing about Fowler, thanked him for transforming FIRS even as he itted that he stepped on toes during his term.

Aina said: “Thank you very much Mr, Chairman, my boss, my brother, and my good friend Sir. As you hand over to me I say what am I running? To have fought a good fight. You laid a very solid foundation

“Within the intervening period that I will be holding fort, I promise you to steady the ship, by the grace of God. You have done a lot within the space of four years. You have transformed FIRS. You have modernised it. There has been a lot of innovations and under you, we have achieved great heights.

“When we look back in 2015, the section was about N3. 3 trillion. At the end of 2018, with your leadership, we were able to move to N5. 32 Trillion. That was the highest collection ever, in the annals FIRS. You brought dynamism to FIRS.

“You introduced so many programmes that repositioned FIRS: Tax Amnesty Programme implemented VAIDS, increased the number of taxpayers nationwide to over 20 million in a space of four years, began placing lien on the of taxpayers to ensure that each capable corporate taxpayers pay his/her dues, fostered collaboration amongst the states through the t Tax Board, began robust information sharing amongst states, launched the JTB TIN so that states might have access to data for tax purposes, deepened FIRS’ embrace of technology for tax purposes and many more.

“But like you also mentioned in your speech, change is usually resisted. And so you stepped on toes. That is normal. Leadership is not a popularity contest. And I’m sure you know that very well. And that was why you were focused on carrying out the mandate that was given to you. I can tell you on behalf of my colleagues here that we will miss you. You have left a very big shoe behind. We will do all we can to ensure that we will keep the flag flying.

“Thank you very much for what you have done for us.”

https://dailypost.ng/2019/12/10/you-stepped-on-toes-interim-firs-boss-aina-tells-fowler/

He stepped on toes and got butted out.

And someone is still hoping Nigeria will be better.

Inside life. Fowler must have truly stepped on some BIG cabal toes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D7L8Ueqv48

Fowler had already repositioned FIRS
But the incoming man would take the credit last last, that's Nigeria for you

Politics of Stepping on toes and removing the stepper. Smh.
Wish you well in your future endeavors sir Fowler.

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Just only farewell speech that he mentioned ' I must have stepped on toes please forgive me' is now being highlighted
..Naija

SpecialAdviser:
He stepped on toes and got butted out.

And someone is still hoping Nigeria will be better.

Exactly. It was not really about due process

Hmmm

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He stepped on toes and got himself a pack of foes

He stepped on Mamman Daura's toes.

Wish him well...


Congrats to Nami.

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The Cabal I think?

Sounds more like office vendetta that will have Fowler probed

Does it also imply Fowler didn't discharge his duties or just the toe stepping that Abiodun wants to point out

Let's wait for Fowler's reaction(not the handover reaction)...reaction is a must

Buhari will also leave one day.
Sergeant Buhari

Toes kee him there

SpecialAdviser:
He stepped on toes and got butted out.

And someone is still hoping Nigeria will be better.

Abi!

You sure say u suppose dey that seat Mr Aina?


When they are already saying you are jst the senior special assistant to the chairman fowler and not the most senior director?

No doubt. Mamman daura has one of the toes. An average hausa fulani man doesn't pay tax but fowler made it mandatory for every company to pay tax. He would forever be ed for his hard work

I think Mr Aina meant to say Fowler messed with the wrong cabal or sinply put his appointment ab_initio was in error as he does not fit into the Northern agenda.

Only three positions are still outstanding to complete the second phase of northernization ,

* The Chief of Naval staff

* The CBN governor

* And ofcourse the office of the VIice president

AtikuNetwork:
Inside life. Fowler must have truly stepped on some BIG cabal toes.

Some big camel toe you meant?

I know some people would still not read the details to understand.

He didn't step on any toes, he was not reappointed cos he a southerner nd a christian simple