President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Mr. Michael Hadi Ango, as the Acting Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS).
A statement from the office of FCT Minister and made available to Abuja Digest Newspaper, stated that Ango will bring his wealth of experience and a proven track record in revenue administration, financial management, and organizational leadership.
The statement added that the new Chairman has over 20 years of service in various public and private sector capacities, he has consistently demonstrated his commitment to excellence and innovation in revenue collection and management.
Ango, who holds an LLM degree from the Columbia University School of Law New York in 2019 and a Bachelor of Law degree from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in 2002, attended the Nigeria Law School in 2003 and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government’s Executive Education in Comparative Tax Policy and Administration Programme in 2013.
Abuja Digest reports that he was a Partner and Head of the Tax Advisory and Regulatory Services Unit at Andersen LP, a global tax services firm and successor to Arthur Andersen; as well as Head of Legal and Stakeholders Relations of the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending, (NIRSAL) PLC, a Central Bank of Nigeria subsidiary.
Abuja Digest further reports that Ango was also Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Guinness Nigeria PLC; Technical Advisor and Head, Technical Team to CEO of Federal Inland Revenue Service; and Analyst to Manager, Tax, Regulatory, and People Services, KPMG Professional Services, Nigeria.
The new Chairman, who is is a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria and the International Association of Privacy Professionals, hails from Kebbi State.
