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Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by etokhana: 11:24am On Apr 12, 2020
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), virtually collapsed under its previous management, its new chief has said.
Muhammad Nami, who assumed office as chairman last December, said he had to “build the entire structure of the service again from scratch.”

This is not the first time Mr Nami is criticising the administration of his predecessor, Babatunde Fowler. In December, while giving his first Christmas message and felicitation to the revenue agency’s staff, he accused Mr Fowler’s management of superintending a steady decline in revenue collection by the service since the inception of his tenure in 2015.

Mr Nami assumed office on December 19, 2019.

In a recent interview with PREMIUM TIMES and other journalists in Abuja, he said his first 100 days in office has been challenging.

“It’s challenging because it appears I am having to build the entire structure of the service again from scratch in addition to meeting the huge target set for us by the federal government.
“So, you can see that it is not an easy ride.

But, so far I thank God that we are gradually patching things up. The members of staff have been very cooperative and supportive,” he said.
He said that when he came on board, the entire structure of the agency had virtually collapsed.
“So I had the daunting task of piecing together the pieces,” he said.

He also said the staff are quite excited now and willing to work harder than before because he took steps to return the functions previously given to consultants back to the staff so that they can perform optimally.

Fowler’s performance
Upon assumption of office in August 2015, Mr Fowler introduced the use of tax consultants in the collection of tax revenues and other services, a policy brought forward from his time as the head of the Lagos State Revenue Service.

Despite the controversy that trailed the use of tax consultants to carry out services thousands of regular FIRS staff were competent and qualified to render, Mr Fowler sustained the policy till the end of his tenure last December 9.

Also, in August, the presidency in a letter signed by the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, queried Mr Fowler over worsening tax collection since 2015.

“We have observed significant variances between the budgeted collections and actual collections for the period 2015 to 2018,” Mr Kyari wrote in the letter, dated August 8, 2019.

The query indicated that in 2015, although the FIRS set a revenue target of N4.7 trillion, it was only able to make N3.7 trillion in the actual collection.

In 2016, 2017 and 2018, the presidency said from target collections of N4.2 trillion, N4.8 trillion and N6.7 trillion respectively, the actual collections were N3.3 trillion, N4.0 trillion and N5.3 trillion, respectively.

In response, Mr Fowler said the query served him did not reflect all the facts.

While he agreed that actual tax collection since the beginning of Mr Buhari’s administration is lower than the 2012-2014 period under former President Goodluck Jonathan, he told the presidency that the FIRS under him has performed better regarding specific non-oil tax types, such as VAT and CIT.

He explained that the general lower collection since 2015 was as a result of oil market crisis which has seen a fall in commodity price compared to the period under Mr Jonathan, and recession “which slowed down economic activities.”

Efforts to reach Mr Fowler to comment on this fresh criticism from his successor were unsuccessful as he did not return his calls nor reply text messages.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/387431-firs-under-fowler-virtually-collapsed-i-had-to-rebuild-from-scratch-nami.html

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Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by hisexcellency34: 11:24am On Apr 12, 2020
I wonder why Fowler is not in EFCC custody with all the atrocities he committed at FIRS

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Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by NaijaRoyalty(m): 11:26am On Apr 12, 2020
All of you are the same

When your tenure expires, the next person will say the same thing about you so nothing new here .

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Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by itsme01: 11:26am On Apr 12, 2020
cool



Aboki people and their nonsense talks.. Fowler's records are there for all to see


if it is standard of education US trained Fowler beats Ahmadu Bello University quota system Nami to stupor

if its Tax collected what he earned are documented for all to see, he got all the TAX by widening Tax bracket, going after defaulters and having more people pay Tax rather than increasing VAT and frustrating ordinary Nigerians like Nami did

This Aboki guy would destroy FIRS's working policy like the dumb Buhari's Girlfriend and Minister of Humanitarian had destroyed everything Professor Osinbajo worked for with Social Intervention Program

Dunce doesn't even understand the concept of Tax Holidays Fowler gave for some critical sectors, many of the best Nigerian roads under constrction are due to the tax holiday given to company like Dangote and others


.

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Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by Nobody: 11:28am On Apr 12, 2020
angry angry angry
Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by OK2NVME: 11:33am On Apr 12, 2020
smiley

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Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by kelviborji32: 11:45am On Apr 12, 2020
All dis aboki and useless blaming na 5 nd 6. nah so ur oga still blame GEJ wey him enter office. today who better pass for the two. ndiara nor they mind deir business. always blaming deir incompetence on their predecessors and so the circle continues. spits

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Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by PureGoldh(m): 11:47am On Apr 12, 2020
Birds of the same feathers...Dz is a case of the pot calling the kettle black..the man go just dey blame his predecessor as if he, himself is a saint.

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Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by blackboy(m): 11:53am On Apr 12, 2020
Mr Nami, shat up. Stop the lies. You are sounding like APC or PMB in 2015

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Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by ivandragon: 12:00pm On Apr 12, 2020
I hope the recruitments done under Fowler gets probed...

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Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by Olalan(m): 12:01pm On Apr 12, 2020
What is it with people always trying to discredit their predecessors when they assume office. It's a bad leadership trait and an excuse for failure

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Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by ZombiePUNISHER: 12:06pm On Apr 12, 2020
Dont take the man seriously....

Under Buhari... These northerners all claim to be effective in their various duties

Truth is staring at us all... Nothing is working
The country is in ruins .

They are busy employing their tribesmen in all sectors of the economy ...

Never had a region hold on to police... Army... Dss.. Inec... Immigration... Customs.. NSA.. Etc... It has never happened before

Buhari will go someday..
Southerners... Hope you are learning

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Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by efighter: 12:10pm On Apr 12, 2020
hisexcellency34:
I wonder why Fowler is not in EFCC custody with all the atrocities he committed at FIRS

He is our boy nah. He is covered, just as imPatience Jonathan is covered.

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Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by efighter: 12:10pm On Apr 12, 2020
ZombiePUNISHER:
Dont take the man seriously....

Under Buhari... These northerners all claim to be effective in their various duties

Truth is staring at us all... Nothing is working
The country is in ruins .

They are busy employing their tribesmen in all sectors of the economy ...

Never had a region hold on to police... Army... Dss.. Inec... Immigration... Customs.. NSA.. Etc... It has never happened before

Buhari will go someday..
Southerners... Hope you are learning

Everything you think of is tribal. Fowler is our Son, but is it not true that our Son is a crook like every other politician? He is covered, no doubt, because he is our Son but we all know that he is not clean

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Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by Staro: 12:13pm On Apr 12, 2020

Tunde Fowler wasn't such a brilliant revenue expert as the Thifnúbu's
Lagos media portrayed him.

Perhaps they deliberately overhyped him after all, he handed over revenue
collection in Lagos to Thiefnúbu's Alpha Beta.

He applied the same method of patronizing fake consultants at federal
level but it backfired

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Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by Amumaigwe: 12:30pm On Apr 12, 2020
kelviborji32:
All dis aboki and useless blaming na 5 nd 6. nah so ur oga still blame GEJ wey him enter office. today who better pass for the two. ndiara nor they mind deir business. always blaming deir incompetence on their predecessors and so the circle continues. spits

Leave Jonathan out of your woes. Weren't you enjoying it when they accused him?

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Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by Nobody: 12:30pm On Apr 12, 2020
Nami is a sentimental bigot. No matter how bad Fowler was during his tenure, he deserves some praise for his efforts. It could have been worse.
Nami should learn to see the good in people and speak well about them, especially his predecessors.

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Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by Tetrahedron: 12:31pm On Apr 12, 2020
Fowler and this fulani man all work for the same purpose dont be deceived

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Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by emkz: 12:34pm On Apr 12, 2020
This man is positioning himself for failure. He'd have done better by keeping quiet and performing by taking a cue from the IG of police and the Chief of Air Staff. Fowler was also not a talkative, which is a plus for him.

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Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by Staro: 12:45pm On Apr 12, 2020
NockMedia:
Nami is a sentimental bigot. No matter how bad Fowler was during his tenure, he deserves some praise for his efforts. It could have been worse.
Nami should learn to see the good in people and speak well about them, especially his predecessors.

Fowler deserves praises for what effort exactly ?
For superintending over a declining revenue generation since 2015 ?
What is bad in telling him to his face that he failed ?
.

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Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by Nigeriabiafra80: 12:46pm On Apr 12, 2020
Igbos stay away
Is not our fight
Na family issue

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Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by Staro: 12:48pm On Apr 12, 2020
itsme01:
Aboki people and their nonsense talks.. Fowlers record are there for all to see

Which record are you talking about ?
A steady decline in revenue generation since 2015, right ?

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Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by omowolewa: 12:54pm On Apr 12, 2020
Ask Fowler and he will tell you his version
Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by Ukwa1: 1:01pm On Apr 12, 2020
[s]
efighter:


He is our boy nah. He is covered, just as imPatience Jonathan is covered.
[/s]

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Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by Ukwa1: 1:01pm On Apr 12, 2020
[s]
efighter:


Everything you think of is tribal. Fowler is our Son, but is it not true that our Son is a crook like every other politician? He is covered, no doubt, because he is our Son but we all know that he is not clean
[/s]

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Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by Nobody: 1:03pm On Apr 12, 2020
Staro:


Fowler deserves praises for what effort exactly ?
For superintending over a declining revenue generation since 2015 ?
What is bad in telling him to his face that he failed ?
.
It could have been worse, trust me.
Instead on focusing on the Negatives, Nami should focus on his own tenure and quit the blame games.
Is it just me, but I feel he is trying to brush aside his potential-future-failure in office by criticizing Fowler, with reckless abandon.

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Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by bigpicture001: 1:11pm On Apr 12, 2020
What is the name of the tax collector consultant...?

Is this company consistently engaged through out his tenure..? Even when their performance is questionable..?

I tell you people Abba kyari is good for pmb..let's pray for his recovery....he is blocking all tinubu' pipes on Nigeria's finances

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Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by Staro: 1:22pm On Apr 12, 2020
NockMedia:

It could have been worse, trust me.
Instead on focusing on the Negatives, Nami should focus on his own tenure and quit the blame games.
Is it just me, but I feel he is trying to brush aside his potential-future-failure in office by criticizing Fowler, with reckless abandon
.

Well, I see it differently.
I feel criticising Fowler challenges Nami to perform better.

It's very easy to tell if the head of FIRS is performing or not.
Simple, just turn in a higher revenue figure than the previous.
If Nami fails, we'll all know

Fowler politicised FIRS by engaging mushroom so-called consultants in Lagos
as revenue agents. The agency became an avenue to settle political hangers-on from Lagos.

See, the man failed !
.

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Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by ZombiePUNISHER: 1:45pm On Apr 12, 2020
efighter:


Everything you think of is tribal. Fowler is our Son, but is it not true that our Son is a crook like every other politician? He is covered, no doubt, because he is our Son but we all know that he is not clean

I feel only pity for you

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Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by mushystuff: 1:46pm On Apr 12, 2020
blackboy:
Mr Nami, shat up. Stop the lies. You are sounding like APC or PMB in 2015

What else will he sound like? Is he not an APC man and Buhari supporter also appointed by Buhari? Una neva start!

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Re: Nami: FIRS Under Fowler Virtually Collapsed, I Had To Rebuild From Scratch by ZombiePUNISHER: 1:47pm On Apr 12, 2020
efighter:


He is our boy nah. He is covered, just as imPatience Jonathan is covered.
Buhari is pighting kwarupsion
Sai barber

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