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From Priscilla Ediare, Ado-Ekiti
Mr Biodun Oyebanji, the governor of Ekiti State, has appointed Mr Olaniran Olatona as Chairman of the State’s Internal Revenue Service(IRS)
According to a statement signed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode, in Ado-Ekiti, on Thursday, the appointment takes effect from November 1, 2022.
Olatona, who hails from Okemesi-Ekiti is a Chartered Accountant and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. He holds an HND in Accountancy from the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos (1992), and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile- Ife (2010).
A financial expert of repute, Olatona, until his appointment, was the Group Chief Financial Officer, Loatsad Promomedia Limited, a Lagos based holding company with interests in advertising and multimedia, where his key responsibilities also include coordinating the company’s relationship with regulatory institutions.
He had earlier in 2009 served as a Tax Consultant to Ekiti State Government.
The Governor wished the new IRS Chairman success in the new assignment.
