President Bola Tinubu has celebrated the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr. Zacch Adedeji, and business titan, Ambassador Gilbert Chagoury, as they mark their birthdays today.
The President extolled the fine defining qualities of Adedeji, the young first-class graduate of Accounting who steadily rose through the ranks in public service by dint of hard work, loyalty, and competence.
He lauded Adedeji’s service as the Commissioner of Finance in Oyo State at the age of 33; the CEO of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC); Special Adviser to the President on Revenue; and now Chief Executive Officer of the nation’s apex tax authority.
In a statement yesterday in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, the President said: “Zacch is an innovator who consistently turns his creative ideas into change-making actions. He is a disciple of the ‘think-and-do’ school of change makers. He will reform Nigeria’s tax system for the benefit of Nigerians. Give him a task, and it will be done and done well.”
Also, the President conveyed his birthday wishes to Ambassador Chagoury through a statement by Ngelale yesterday in Abuja.
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He expressed appreciation for Ambassador Chagoury’s consistency and reliability demonstrated throughout his storied career.
He hailed the businessman for his desire to see Nigeria rise to the highest of heights in all spheres of human endeavour.
The President recalled how the Chagoury family kept faith with Africa’s largest economy by continually investing in various projects and philanthropic activities over the decades, irrespective of all the socio-political challenges that characterised the road to the nation’s return to civilian rule in 1999 and beyond.
“Gilbert is a shining light in any room. He is compassionate, discerning, and totally reliable in every respect. He has invested in our country in both good and bad times. He is generous with both his heart and his resources.
“With friends like him, one can sleep with a still mind. He is a valuable and cherished person who is worthy of celebration,” President Tinubu said.