LIRS boss wins award

Financial Markets

The Executive Chairman of Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, Mr Ayodele Subair, has been named the Peak Performer FEST 2024 Most Outstanding Performance as a Public Sector CEO of the year.

In a statement from the Service on Thursday, it was indicated that the award was a recognition of Subair’s exemplary leadership and dedication to public service.

Subair received the prestigious award at the Peak Performer Fest held in Lagos.

The event, which brought together key stakeholders in the public and private sectors to celebrate excellence and innovation, highlighted Subair’s unwavering commitment to excellence and innovation within the public sector, sterling transformative initiatives that significantly enhance service delivery

Also, LIRS won awards at the event, including the ‘Most Outstanding Revenue Collection Agency of the Year’, ‘Most Outstanding Performance as Women-Friendly Revenue Collection’ and ‘Most Outstanding Performance in Public Engagement’.

Subair, who received the five awards on behalf of the agency, dedicated them to the state governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the tax-paying Lagosians, saying that the awards would encourage the LIRS to perform much better, as it’s always a good feeling when you have recognition for all the hard work and efforts you put into your work.

The LIRS boss noted, “Because a lot of people don’t even connect the dots, people feel that when they go to the US or UK, they are very happy with what they see, good roads, light, security and so much support from the government but somebody has got to pay for it and the only way we can achieve such greatness is when all of us pay our parts.

“We have a lot of ideas and innovations that we apply because nobody wants to pay tax in any part of the world. Nigeria is not different from the other parts of the world. So, we spend a lot of time in advocacy because we realise that a lot of our citizens don’t avail themselves of all the various laws and procedures.”

The convener of TPP Fest, Dr Abiola Salami, said the award was instituted to appreciate individuals and organisations doing great things in Nigeria.

He noted that despite the challenges facing the country, “Several things are going right in Nigeria, and on our continent, it is not all gloom and doom.”