Protesters under the Coalition of Concerned Nigerian Citizens on Monday rallied at the Nigerian Revenue Service headquarters in Abuja.
They demanded a review of the recent appointment of executive directors.
The group accused the agency of breaching provisions of the Nigerian Revenue Service (Establishment) Act 2025.
Amande Solomon, leader of the coalition, said the group examined the appointments and found discrepancies.
According to Solomon, “Five of the six recently appointed Executive Directors violate provisions of the Nigerian Revenue Service (Establishment) Act, 2025, “We are calling for adherence to the rule of law and due process in the appointment of Executive Directors at the Service.”
He cited Section 17(1) of the Act, which provides that six executive directors must represent the geopolitical zones on a rotational basis among states in alphabetical order, with the condition that the Executive Chairman and an Executive Director must not come from the same state.
According to Solomon, some appointments did not reflect the requirements of the Act signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Solomon added that members drawn from five geopolitical zones submitted a letter requesting a review and gave the authorities two weeks to respond.
According to him, “We are here peacefully to submit our letter and present our concerns for onward transmission to the appropriate authorities.”
He maintained that, based on the coalition’s interpretation of the rotational arrangement, nominees should have emerged from Adamawa State for the North-East instead of Borno State; Benue State for the North-Central instead of Niger State; Jigawa State for the North-West; Abia State for the South-East instead of Imo State; and Ekiti State for the South-West instead of Lagos State.
Meanwhile, he acknowledged that the South-South appointment aligned with the group’s understanding of the law.
Security operatives initially restricted access to the premises but later allowed representatives to submit the letter.
