Youths in the Northern part of Nigeria, under the aegis of the Northern Youths Movement (NYM) have decried seeming sponsored smear campaign against the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr Zacch Adedeji, describing it as “exercise in futility.”
The youths said it was clear that some people were not happy with Dr Adedeji’s achievements in the FIRS within his one year in office as Chairman and they were out to scandalise him, affirming that those sensible Nigerians are behind the FIRS Boss and smear campaign against him will achieve nothing.
They described a report by an online platform, alleging that the FIRS Boss was interfering with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) investigation of corruption allegation against the Accountant-General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein, as “propaganda childishly done,” adding that “even a one year old child won’t believe such cock-and-bull story.”
In a release in Abuja on Wednesday, which was signed by its Chairman, Mallam Ishaya Jato, the NYM said “what Nigerians are interested in is whether or not Dr Zacch Adedeji is doing his job and achieving results to shore up the revenue of the country and he is doing just that.”
The youths said it was funny that they premised their falsehood on purported appointment of the former ICPC Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, as the FIRS Chairman’s Special Adviser, asking how it has become an offense for a former ICPC Chairman to be offered an appointment to serve the country in whatever capacity.
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