Reason Why Tinubu appointed UI 400-level student to Tax Reforms Committee

Reason Why Tinubu appointed UI 400-level student to Tax Reforms Committee

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed a University of Ibadan, UI, 400-level student, Orire Agbaje as a member of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms.

The committee, chaired by tax expert Taiwo Oyedele was inaugurated on Tuesday in Abuja.

The presidency, explaining Agbaje was appointed in a tweet on Tuesday, said: “One of the members of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms inaugurated by President @officialABAT today is a 400-level Economics student of the University of Ibadan, Miss Orire Agbaje, who is also the President of @ui_taxclub, President of @SEIHUnibadan, and a Nigeria Higher Education Foundation (NHEF) Scholar.”

Taiwo Oyedele said the committee would revamp Nigeria’s tax sector in its first 6 months.

“Critical reform measures should be recommended in six months, and full implementation will take place within one calendar year”, the president said.