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Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by Nobody: 5:43pm On Aug 20, 2015
ALFABETAA, DISTRAIN, TAMA .........Loading

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Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by missionmex(m): 5:44pm On Aug 20, 2015
Untill he appoints me I will not apploud him.
Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by purush(m): 5:45pm On Aug 20, 2015
mtshw another northerner with name falalu. That why as an ibo i didnt vote for buhari a beg give me my Biafra. in Biafra i stand.

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Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by Nobody: 5:46pm On Aug 20, 2015
Obiagelli:
what has this got to do with his track record
help me ask him ooo
Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by okolochyke: 5:47pm On Aug 20, 2015
PassingShot:

Dear, is it about Tinubu or about us? I advise you edit that post.

Given what the man achieved in Lagos, this is a very good appointment.

I dont see anything wrong with his post. He is on point

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Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by Nobody: 5:48pm On Aug 20, 2015
dododawa1:
Northern = power, Western = education and Eastern = business
south= kidnapping

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Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by bigerboy200: 5:49pm On Aug 20, 2015
Captainswag225:
baba dulltins will take 6 years hiring and firing forgetting he has jux a 4 year mandate..... Tick tock, time is going, we are still waiting for 1 naira= 1 dollar.
Wailing wailers u are.. nonsense

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Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by rusher14: 5:50pm On Aug 20, 2015
Horlawoomey:
I got this from Farooq Kperogi's Facebook wall. Its about Tunde Fowler.

After months of delays, ostensibly to properly vet his appointees, President Buhari just appointed somebody that may turn out to be a total fraud. He appointed a certain "Dr." William Babatunde Fowler as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). In a news release signed by Femi Adesina, this red flag appears on the man's qualifications:"Fowler, who holds an Honorary Doctorate Degree [sic] of the Irish International University, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria and the Business Management Association of the United Kingdom." Well, Irish International University is a fraudulent, non-existent university ( seehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7175730.stm). Second, the Committee of Vice Chancellors in Nigeria has ruled that people with even legitimate honorary doctorates cannot prefix "Dr." to their names, as is the practice globally ( seehttp://www.farooqkperogi.com/.../finally-some-good-news...). I fear that if this Fowler's other qualifications are looked into, a big scandal may break out. His bachelor's degree, for instance, is said to be from the "University of Wisconsin" and his master's degree from "California State University." The trouble is, University of Wisconsin and California State University are multiple-campusuniversities ; you can't just say you attended the University of Wisconsin without mentioning the location. The University of Wisconsin has 26 campuses, and California State University has 23 campuses. Something is fishy here!
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater and the California State University, Los Angeles.

Source:http://www.lirs.gov.ng/mr-babatunde-fowler-full-resume/

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Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by binbass(m): 5:51pm On Aug 20, 2015
Good appointment by baba.
Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by unitysheart(m): 5:51pm On Aug 20, 2015
Proud of my secondary school. Another old boy has been appointed. Who says Osinbajo is a mere commissioner, after all?

Igbobi College we rep!

NgeneUkwenu:
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed William Babatunde Fowler as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), a statement by Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, has said.

Mr. Buhari, according to the statement, also appointed Aliyu Yahaya Gusau as Director-General , Budget Office of the Federation.
Mr. Fowler, the new FIRS boss, was the Chief Executive Officer/Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Board of
f Internal Revenue from 2005 to 2014.

He had his higher education in the United States where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin and a Master of Business Administration degree from the California State University.
Before joining the service of the Lagos State Government, Dr. Fowler worked in the banking sector for about 20 years with long stints at Credit Lyonnais Nigeria Limited and Chartered Bank.

Under his leadership, the Lagos State Board of Internal Revenue reportedly achieved a sharp increase in internally generated revenue from an average of N3.6. billion per month in January 2006, to an average of about N20.5 billion per month in 2013.
Fowler, who holds an Honorary Doctorate Degree of the Irish International University, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria and the Business Management Association of the United Kingdom.
He will serve as Acting Executive Chairman of FIRS until his appointment is confirmed by the Senate.

Mr. Gusau’s appointment as DG of the Budget Office, is with effect from August 18, 2015 and is for a term of four years, renewable for another four years, unless he attains the retirement age of 60 years or completes 35 years of pensionable service.


http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/188714-buhari-sacks-firs-chairman-appoints-replacement.html
Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by Kay17: 5:52pm On Aug 20, 2015
socialmediaman:
FIRS needs serious Reforms and restructuring! They have been fraudulently shortchanging this country for quite some time. Tax reforms are needed in many sectors of the economy as well. People have to pay taxes for this country to generate better revenue, especially these high lifestyle rich people who buy properties here and there which they never use. Start paying property taxes.

And the property taxes get to strangle the middle class and what's left of the "proletariat"

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Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by jaymichael(m): 5:52pm On Aug 20, 2015
Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by HomoSapiien: 5:52pm On Aug 20, 2015
musico:
READ BEFORE COMMENT ON THIS PAGE
I was being sarcastic. angry
Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by NgeneUkwenu(f): 5:52pm On Aug 20, 2015
PassingShot:

Dear, is it about Tinubu or about us? I advise you edit that post.

Given what the man achieved in Lagos, this is a very good appointment.

You should have known by now, I weigh every line I put out here on Nairaland. People that understand my comments, read and moved on. Sorry! I won't edit! Stay blessed dear!

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Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by Happiness87(f): 5:52pm On Aug 20, 2015
It was under his tenure that Alpha Beta, a tax audit agency allegedly owned by Bola Tinubu, consulted for LIRS. according to the consultancy contract, one of the terms were that Alpha Beta will be paid an undisclosed percentage from IGR as consultancy fee monthly, hence making Asiwaju Bola Tinubu the Landlord of Lagos state.
Although shortly before the general elections, Fowler resigned his appointment in a bid to contest for the gubernatorial seat on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos state in 2015, but was allegedly promised a juicy position if he stepped down, which he did.

Here are the possible permutations if William Babatunde Fowler becomes the new FIRS chairman;

Tunde Fowler would have been successfully compensated for stepping down Ambode
Fowler will in his bid to increase IGR will initiate the tax regime and template he used in Lagos where even a pure water and gala seller will pay tax daily from his small income. He may employ Alpha Beta, a tax audit agency owned by Bola Tinubu, thereby making Bola Tinubu Landlord of Nigeria. This could be Buhari's compensation to Tinubu for his support to his campaigns.
Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by jaymichael(m): 5:54pm On Aug 20, 2015
Firefire:
Under his leadership, the Lagos State Board of Internal Revenue reportedly achieved a sharp increase in internally generated revenue from an average of N3.6. billion per month in January 2006, to an average of about N20.5 billion per month in 2013.

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[size=14pt]This simply means...from 2013 Alpha Beta Consulting a company allegedly owns by Tinubu is collecting N3.075 billion per month representing 15% Service Charge by his company, Alpha Beta from Lagos State IGR, making a total of N36.9 billion per annum.[/size]

Tell me why this man called BAT is not the BIGGEST LANDLORD IN THE WORLD?
So for your mind you don make sense abi?
What is wrong in someone quitting the public
service to join the Gubernatorial race?
Was it also under Fowler that Alphabeta a Tinubu
Company started consulting for
Kwara State Government
Nassarawa State Government
Akwa Ibom State Government
Abia State Government
Imo State Government
Kano State Government
Ondo State Government
Sokoto State Government
Abuja Environmental Protection Board
Enugu State Waste Management Authority
Enugu State Ministry of Environment and Mineral
Resources
Ekiti State Government
Lagos Water Corporation
Airtel (Formally Zain)
ALPHABETA CLIENT LIST
http://alpha-beta.net/clients.htm
Election is over, get over it. If you are not
ashamed of all your silly posts, your juniors are.

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Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by kasay: 6:00pm On Aug 20, 2015
This Fowler man is corruption personified.

He ran a very shady racket at the Lagos BIR.

He is stupendously rich and had problems with Fashola on account of his excess wealth.

This appointment is intended to compensate Tinubu.

Alpha-Beta, welcome to the Federal stage.

I laff in mama Piss English.

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Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by tollyson: 6:03pm On Aug 20, 2015
Na wa o. The man that was campaigning for increase of VAT has been booted out....
Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by sukkot: 6:05pm On Aug 20, 2015
Happiness87:
It was under his tenure that Alpha Beta, a tax audit agency allegedly owned by Bola Tinubu, consulted for LIRS. according to the consultancy contract, one of the terms were that Alpha Beta will be paid an undisclosed percentage from IGR as consultancy fee monthly, hence making Asiwaju Bola Tinubu the Landlord of Lagos state.
Although shortly before the general elections, Fowler resigned his appointment in a bid to contest for the gubernatorial seat on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos state in 2015, but was allegedly promised a juicy position if he stepped down, which he did.

Here are the possible permutations if William Babatunde Fowler becomes the new FIRS chairman;

Tunde Fowler would have been successfully compensated for stepping down Ambode
Fowler will in his bid to increase IGR will initiate the tax regime and template he used in Lagos where even a pure water and gala seller will pay tax daily from his small income. He may employ Alpha Beta, a tax audit agency owned by Bola Tinubu, thereby making Bola Tinubu Landlord of Nigeria. This could be Buhari's compensation to Tinubu for his support to his campaigns.
the jagaban made wikipedia. the lion of bourdillon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bola_Tinubu

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Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by 2rutalk1: 6:06pm On Aug 20, 2015
Gradually Tinubu`s agreement with Buhari is coming to reality. Alpha Beta (Tinubu`s company) will soon start collecting taxes for the FG as it is done in Lagos State. Fowler is Tinubu`s annointed candidate to consolidate the agreement. We are getting there.

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Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by starG7(m): 6:06pm On Aug 20, 2015
Captainswag225:
baba dulltins will take 6 years hiring and firing forgetting he has jux a 4 year mandate..... Tick tock, time is going, we are still waiting for 1 naira= 1 dollar.
and our chibok girls too cheesy lipsrsealed

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Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by Nobody: 6:07pm On Aug 20, 2015
He appointed this man to cool westerners nerves.Ethnic and religious bigot.

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Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by Happiness87(f): 6:09pm On Aug 20, 2015
hahahahahahaha, anyone can edit Wikipedia, dont be decieved grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin
sukkot:
the jagaban made wikipedia. the lion of bourdillon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bola_Tinubu
https://www.naij.com/428849-emir-of-borgu-reveals-why-he-named-tinubu-jagaban.html

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Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by spiralwedge(m): 6:09pm On Aug 20, 2015
wow... just the right man for the job.

if you dont believe in Buhari, have a re-think and lets support his leadership. We have so long denied ourselves of good leadership. But hey, here is one.

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Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by AreaFada2: 6:09pm On Aug 20, 2015
socialmediaman:
FIRS needs serious Reforms and restructuring! They have been fraudulently shortchanging this country for quite some time. Tax reforms are needed in many sectors of the economy as well. People have to pay taxes for this country to generate better revenue, especially these high lifestyle rich people who buy properties here and there which they never use. Start paying property taxes.
Good idea. But the free oil billions, what have they achieved with them? This is a country without social welfare system, yet they cannot provide basic necessity: light, water, security, education, health care, roads, etc. Because of Fashola's "one-eyed king in the land of the blind " performance in Lagos, people were more ready, albeit grudgingly, to pay taxes. When Fed govt, NASS and governors start using our money sensibly and wisely to bring development, people will be ready to pay tax.
Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by agabusta: 6:10pm On Aug 20, 2015
criminalmindz:
Why is that everytime this dullard sacks and appoint the news doesn't contain the name of the predecessor or the sacked person. Northern agenda is for real

Chai, see assertion. So it is Buhari that should teach the newspapers how to write now? it is the duty of the media to inform us appropriately Dcriminalmindz. If they want to do their work well, they are even supposed to give a short brief on when the predecessor came on board and the achievements before giving us the profile of the incoming guy and when he is to resume.

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Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by Nobody: 6:13pm On Aug 20, 2015
This man go tax every every for tinubu.

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Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by sparkwil(m): 6:13pm On Aug 20, 2015
seunmsg:



You want to give some people serious migraine this evening. The wailers won't like this news at all.

Dull reasoning angry
In over 15 appointments by d dullard, this is d third Southerner and u r praising him.
This makes me want to believe the school of thought that a certain group of persons are zombies
Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by sukkot: 6:16pm On Aug 20, 2015
Happiness87:
hahahahahahaha, anyone can edit Wikipedia, dont be decieved grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin ;Dhttps://www.naij.com/428849-emir-of-borgu-reveals-why-he-named-tinubu-jagaban.html
very true. i was just shocked to see him on wiki. didnt know his sphere of influence was that global wink wink wink

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Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by okeke444: 6:17pm On Aug 20, 2015
Cheapest data services
Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by PecE2Make: 6:17pm On Aug 20, 2015
If Na Wike sack them go say him wicked. baba one chance u be badoo
Re: Buhari Sacks FIRS Chairman Appoints Babantunde Fowler As Replacement by awoyam1: 6:18pm On Aug 20, 2015
sparkwil:


Do u hv any sense at all
In over 15 appointments by d dullard, this is d third Southerner and u r praising him.
This makes me want to believe the school of thought that a certain group of persons are zombies

But the two most vital component of any economy I.e Oil board and Tax board appointments have gone to southerners. If I was a Northerner I wouldn't be too happy.

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