President Bola Tinubu don give Dr John Nwabueze appointment as Nigeria new Tax Ombudsman under the new Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Act, 2025.
Bayo Onanuga, wey be Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, drop the gist for one statement on Tuesday. E talk say the appointment na part of Tinubu plan to fix Nigeria tax system and make am more transparent and fair.
Onanuga talk say, “This appointment show Tinubu government commitment to real reform wey go make taxpayers trust the system again.”
Dr Nwabueze wey come from Oshimili South LGA for Delta State don serve for many important positions before now — like Managing Partner for one tax advisory firm, Technical Adviser to Senate Committees on FCT and Finance, and Adviser to former President Olusegun Obasanjo Economic Team.
The man no be small pikin for book matter — e get Doctorate for Business Administration (Finance) from Walden University for America, Master’s in Accounting from Strayer University, and two Bachelor degrees for Accounting and Mathematics from University of Jos.
Tinubu hail am say e believe Nwabueze go do the work with integrity and sense of purpose.
The new Office of the Tax Ombudsman go dey collect and settle complaints wey concern taxes, levies, custom duties and other revenue wahala between government and taxpayers. The office go also make sure say no tax official dey use power anyhow or cheat people.
Dis new office join the many reforms wey Tinubu dey do for the tax and money matter sector under the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee wey Taiwo Oyedele dey head. The committee dey work to harmonize taxes, reduce multiple taxation, improve revenue, and make Nigerians trust the tax system again.
As e be, Tinubu government dey push to raise Nigeria tax-to-GDP ratio and make the revenue system clean and better pass before.
