More facts have emerged as to why the presidency turned down the request of erstwhile Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr Tunde Fowler to secure a second four-year term in office.

A leaked memo from Fowler to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha dated December 9, 2019, reveals he clearly requested for an extension of his tenure to enable him consolidate on his achievements.

Sources said that the request was shot down without a second thought as the issues raised in the query to Fowler by the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Abba Kyari, over discrepancies in remitted revenues were still haunting him.



According to top government sources, “there was no way the tenure of a man with such heavy baggage could have been renewed” and that was why President Muhammadu Buhari quickly announced his replacement”.

Kyari’s query dated August 8 was titled; “RE: Budgeted FIRS Collections and actual collections” centred on poor revenue collections between 2015 and 2018.

It said: “Your attached letter (FIRS/EC/ECW/0249/19/027 dated 26 July 2019) on the above subject matter refers.

“We observed significant variances between the budgeted collections and actual collections for the period 2015 to 2018. Accordingly, you are kindly invited to submit a comprehensive variance analysis explaining the reasons for the variances between budgeted and actual collections for each main tax item for each of the years 2015 to 2018.

“Furthermore, we observed that the actual collections for the period 2015 to 2017 were significantly lower worse than what was collected between 2012 and 2014. Accordingly, you are kindly to explain the reason for the poor collections.

“You are kindly invited to respond by 19 August 2019.”

Fowler immediately responded to the issues raised but the plot to replace him had already thickened.

Others allegations leveled against him include; sedimented corruption via inflated contracts and supervising the abuse of duty tour allowances by staff; money-for-employment scandal, flooding the agency with parasitic consultants thus making many staff redundant; parading questionable certificates which shows he may have been scammed by foreign institutions; discrepancies in revenue generation and remittance.

His traducers also alleged; extravagant weekly spending on concerts and parties in Lagos, Port Harcourt and other major cities within and outside Nigeria, frivolous donations to organizations while staff entitlements for official engagements would take a long time to settle.

There was also the allegation of suspension of tax audit and case investigation functions in various field offices since January 2016 and the engagement of friends as FIRS consultants to carry out core tax functions of audit, investigations, taxpayers’ registrations and other ancillaries of the service. There is also the indiscriminate transfer of senior officers to non-existent offices and/or non-functional training schools nationwide.

Under Fowler’s tenure, the FIRS generated its highest revenue of N5.3 trillion in 2018.

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Sources said that the request was shot down without a second thought as the issues raised in the query to Fowler by the COS to the President, Mr Abba Kyari over discrepancies in remitted revenues were still haunting him.

According to top government sources, “there was no way the tenure of a man with such heavy baggage could have been renewed” and that was why President Muhammadu Buhari quickly announced his replacement."

They allowed Bab Fowler to embark on his humanitarian mission even to Daura & his campaign to get back to a gwonpy 2nd term even with a dying minute lobbying & boom! Throw the bombshell.

And Tinubu thinks the cabal are keeping quiet about his bullion vans issue for nothing? Sorry!

Those who know know that that query was part of a political sinister plot to deny Bourdillon a second term at the head of Nigerias tax revenues.The query was to form the basis and alibi of why Fowler was denied incase anyone asked not like it really mattered

All na wash my people!!
It's dangerous to have a terrorist as leader

BuhariApC cabal have long concluded the case of Southern Nigeria as a Vassal for ravenous crass of cannibals owned by Fulanis invading Jihadists in the guise of APC democracy.

Only solution is to dissolve the cesspit completely

Nigeria must divide for peace and security to reign.

The defacto President-Abba Kyari & cabal still running the government.

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May God bless Bihari for doing away with the ex-FIRS Boss.


Congratulations to the new FIRS Boss, his resume speaks volume of him.

The truth is just that, he isn't clean just like the others, but I think his was different.

Money-for-job scandal (though present in every agency of Government today)

The parties and the regular flings

Political Undertone

The extravagance.

The CBN Gov was retained though, he is "chopping" and wearing one suit daily, as well as Yes Sir, rankadede. No seeming opulence and moreover, he is "lean" and working hard.

Govt is turn by turn.

This is a game between Daura and Bourdillon. I find it hilarious that they are quoted as saying Fowler has suspicious certificates and may have been scammed by foreign institutions. This is beyond comedy.


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Out of millions of qualified candidates. Let another person serve..

This is sensational news