Following his appointment as Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Revenue, Mr. Zacch Adedeji paid a visit to the revenue Chief of the President today in his office. 

Given his vast experience, comprehension, and knowledge of tax matters, revenue generation and management, and fiscal discipline, as well as his multiple degrees in accounting and professional certifications in them, his most recent appointment as the Special Adviser to the President on Revenue is without a doubt a step in the right direction.

With more than 15 years of practical executive expertise in strategy, accounting and financial management, financial analysis and reporting, internal controls, change management, and people management, as well as 16 years of qualified experience as a chartered accountant, he took the Council's leadership.

He is a proactive, goal-oriented senior executive with vast experience in both the private and governmental sectors in worldwide financial management and operations. He is also an adept generalist in controlling all facets of multi-million dollar businesses.

His credentials include a First Class degree in Management and Accounting from the esteemed Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife and a Master of Science in Accounting. He was also taking an executive course in economic development at the renowned Harvard Kennedy School of Government in the United States of America.

Mr. Adedeji's extensive experience in the private sector and his four-year tenure as the Commissioner of Finance in Oyo State between 2011 and 2015—both of which he completed with unmatched and unquestionable performance records and accomplishments—have undoubtedly prepared him for the challenging task of advising President Tinubu on the best ways to raise the profile of government revenue generation so that it can fulfill its campaign promises.

While employed for the Procter & Gamble Company (P&G), a well-known American global consumer products firm with headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, and branches in many different countries, he held various high managerial roles. Between January 2004 and May 2006, he served as General Accounting and Stewardship Manager, where he oversaw a cross-functional team that prepared and submitted financial statements on a regional and international level using a consolidated data entry platform.

Mr. Adedeji was promoted to the post of Finance Leader-SAP (Systems Applications and Products) Implementation Project at P&G thanks to his work ethic and flair for success in the workplace. In addition to leading a 15-person financial team to create the internal procedures for the rollout of SAP West Africa following the project prerequisites, he oversaw the daily review and execution of SAP Modules. Between August 2007 and May 2011, he advanced to the post of Corporate Finance Manager (West Africa), where he was in charge of Procter & Gamble's Treasury, Corporate/Affiliate Accounting, AP, and Tax departments.

He implemented several brilliant, revenue-boosting, and cost-saving reforms while serving as the Commissioner of Finance in Oyo state. These innovations included best financial practices and a general financial turnaround. They also increased the state's Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).

Mr. Adedeji, a Fellow of Chartered Accountants (FCA), is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).

He has participated in numerous executive programs and training sessions focused on leadership, capacity building, development, and finance.

The United States of America, the Philippines, South Africa, Belgium, and Switzerland all have accounting, policy, administration, and stewardship departments.

Mr. Zacch Adedeji served as the Chairman of the Governing Board of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital in Bauchi State before being named the Executive Secretary of the NSDC in March 2021.