After 11 months in office as Chairman, Lagos Board of Internal Revenue and Chief Executive, Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), Mr. Olufolarin Ogunsanwo, has been sacked from office.  An internal memo communicating Ogunsanwo's departure from the revenue-collection agency dressed up his exit "retirement." Dated 26 August and signed by J. Aina, Board Secretary, the memo told staff that Ogunsanwo was proceeding on retirement from 25 August and had handed over to Mrs.  Akintola Bolaji,  Director, Tax Audit.

The memo, however, was not offering the staff information that they did not have. It has become clear to them since early July that Ogunsanwo, who boasted on appointment that he would double the state's internally generated revenue, was not going to be in the seat for much longer.  Sources in the LIRS said Ogunsanwo could not account for about N4. 2 billion was belonging to the agency. 

This was said to have earned him a query from Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, who was not impressed with Ogunsanwo's response. He was told to proceed on compulsory leave pending the conclusion of investigations into the sun unaccounted for.  

During the investigation,  Ogunsanwo, disclosed sources, refunded the sum of N1.2 billion. His decision to cooperate with the investigators, explained sources, was a major reason the government spared him the embarrassment of being exposed.

Ogunsanwo succeeded Mr. Tunde Fowler, who was appointed Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue  Service  (FIRS). Shortly after resuming office, he took an axe to the structure inherited from his predecessor, sacking many top staff hired by Fowler.

http://saharareporters.com/2016/08/28/how-n42-billion-fraud-cost-ogunsanwochair-lagos-board-internal-revenue-service-his-job

Thieves everywhere! Good one Ambode!

It is in the blood .
There is no way we could have stopped him. the next person will still .....

It seems APC govt has a lot of apprentice thieves. This one they are being caught on daily basis, what is happening? Tot they were expert in chopping and cleaning mouth. Maybe they man brought 1/3 of what was agreed.

kaorama:
It seems APC govt has a lot of apprentice thieves. This one they are being caught on daily basis, what is happening? Tot they were expert in chopping and cleaning mouth. Maybe they man brought 1/3 of what was agreed.

LMAO real time

Abi him no dey settle Tinubu like fowler did when he was LIRS.BTW,No be to sack am only,make dem follow prosecute am o.

Cool

Good one

In 11 months,..u don soil your hands...ok continue...ni ile Yoruba, akorira ole,ólé,ati îmélé.....show him the way out if he is a thief, nothing like na my brother leave am.

The guy below me has forgotten that,his brothers are showing dia talent Malaysia by winning d highest numbers of tribe to be executed for drug related offences

Afonja is synonimous with fraud.

Ok. Next

Thieves in suit

Hmmmm....my friend who once lived in lag island was just telling us few weeks ago, how this man acquire many properties six months after resuming office...God catch am....ole

Is there a problem in calling a thief by his name in the APC? They wouldn't do so if it was the PDP, will they? Why pad a thief with retirement when you can hand him over to law agents, embarrass him like you did to Dasukigatites', and uproot his plugs in the agency? Someone who stole N4.2Bn, and refunded N1.2Bn, all within 11 months doesn't deserve any honour....
But, who knows, he might become the next governor of Lagos....just who knows??

Nasa28:
It is in the blood .

There is no way we could have stopped him.
the next person will still .....

You're right, corruption is in the DNA of every Nigerian including all the church goers and Mohammed followers.

AWONEYAN:
In 11 months,..u don soil your hands...ok continue

Imagine in less than a year and he couldn't account for that whopping sum of money. Mehn people are damn corrupt in this country

4 Billion within 11 months. Even Saratief and Tinubu were not that brazen. He should have been sent directly to jail, instead a soft landing of retirement was announced.

only sack?

Sack and probe.

The man is a learner let him go and meet Jagaban nd d rest for lectures

free2ryhme:
Is there a problem in calling a thief by his name in the APC? They wouldn't do so if it was the PDP, will they? Why pad a thief with retirement when you can hand him over to law agents, embarrass him like you did to Dasukigatites', and uproot his plugs in the agency? Someone who stole N4.2Bn, and refunded N1.2Bn, all within 11 months doesn't deserve any honour....
But, who knows, he might become the next governor of Lagos....just who knows??

It's not about the party it's because they need to maintain the integrity of LIRS that they do not outright brand him a thief.

Besides, that was the agreement that they came to so that they conclude their investigation quickly and with minimal expense - he admitted to fraud and refunded what he had.

As long as he's out and they close whatever loopholes he used to siphon the money then it's progress for the state.

mmsen:


It's not about the party it's because they need to maintain the integrity of LIRS that they do not outright brand him a thief.

Besides, that was the agreement that they came to so that they conclude their investigation quickly and with minimal expense - he admitted to fraud and refunded what he had.

As long as he's out and they close whatever loopholes he used to siphon the money then it's progress for the state.

what happens to the balance that was not refunded

Reminds me of a certain Ambode and Fashola issue. Who knows if this guy too will eventually become Lagos state governor.

This nation too corrupt. God please help the upcoming generation . Our little innocent kids.

AWONEYAN:
In 11 months,..u don soil your hands...ok continue...ni ile Yoruba, akorira ole,ólé,ati îmélé.....show him the way out if he is a thief, nothing like na my brother leave am.

The guy below me has forgotten that,his brothers are showing dia talent Malaysia by winning d highest numbers of tribe to be executed for drug related offences

and ur sister is current world holder for swallowing 2kilos of cocaine she was caught in america shes lucky not indonesia

kaorama:
It seems APC govt has a lot of apprentice thieves. This one they are being caught on daily basis, what is happening? Tot they were expert in chopping and cleaning mouth. Maybe they man brought 1/3 of what was agreed.

They're not an expert lyk PDP in stealing. They rather expose thr members if cut stealing.

See him ugly afonja face.

*Coughs up saliva*
*Spits on his ugly cone head *