Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state has approved the appointment of Abdurrazak Datti Salihi ACTI, ACA, MBA, as the new Executive Chairman of Kano Internal Revenue Service (KIRS), commending the outgoing Acting Executive Chairman Bala Muhammad Inuwa for a job well done.
According to the statement made available by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Kano State Abba Anwar on Wednesday, 8th July 2020, said the Salihi appointment is with immediate effect.
Abba Anwar added that while thanking the outgoing Executive Chairman, governor Ganduje said “We are delighted for his courage and dedication to KIRS while captaining the ship as Acting Chairman from March this year to date.”
Bala, who doubled as Managing Director of Kano State Agricultural Supply Company (KASCO), as well as the Acting Executive Chairman of KIRS, would continue on his substantive Managing Director position at KASCO.
The new Executive Chairman Salihi is an experienced financial analyst, a Chattered Accountant, and a Certified Tax Accountant. With over 20 years with skills in financial management, in both banking and private sector.
Until his appointment, he was the Director, State Integrated Financial Management Information System (SIFMIS), of the Kano State Ministry of Finance. He held different professional positions, among them are, he was a Director Personal Income Tax (PIT), Kano State Internal Revenue Service.
He was Head of Finance/Regional Accountant, Bank of Agriculture (BoA), Kano Zonal office, Manager, Nigerian Agricultural Cooperative and Rural Development Bank (NACRDB), in Sokoto state and Head of Finance of the same bank, amongst many other positions he held.
Governor Ganduje called on the new Executive Chairman to work hard and work closely with the staff so as to move the place forward for the overall development of the state.