{"id":6374,"date":"2026-11-02T11:31:02","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T11:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/02\/oyebanji-re-appoints-olatona-as-ekiti-internal-revenue-chairman-businessday-ng\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T11:31:02","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T11:31:02","slug":"oyebanji-re-appoints-olatona-as-ekiti-internal-revenue-chairman-businessday-ng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/02\/oyebanji-re-appoints-olatona-as-ekiti-internal-revenue-chairman-businessday-ng\/","title":{"rendered":"Oyebanji re-appoints Olatona as Ekiti internal revenue chairman \u2013 Businessday NG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has approved the re-appointment of Olaniran Olatona, the Executive Chairman of the Ekiti State Internal Revenue Service, for another four-year term.\n<\/p>\n<p>Yinka Oyebode, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, in a statement issued on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State Capital, said the re-appointment took effect from November 1, 2026.\n<\/p>\n<p>He added that, \u201cA formal request for the confirmation of Olatona\u2019s appointment will be transmitted to the Ekiti State House of Assembly by the Governor this week.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>The statement read, \u201cOlatona, an accomplished professional and public servant, is a Chartered Accountant and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). He hails from Okemesi-Ekiti.\n<\/p>\n<p>He was first appointed Executive Chairman of the State Internal Revenue Service in November 2022. Under his leadership, the State\u2019s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) has recorded remarkable growth of over 60 per cent, thereby strengthening the Government\u2019s capacity to finance public services and deliver on its development agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a related development, Governor Oyebanji has announced the appointment of Ishola Akingbade, a financial management expert and former Commissioner for Finance in the State, as Chairman of the Ekiti State Security Trust Fund.\n<\/p>\n<p>The governor\u2019s spokesman explained that Akingbade, a seasoned administrator and tax expert, is a Chartered Accountant and Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN).\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Financial Management and hails from Ilukuno-Ekiti, in Ijero Local Government area of the State.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis appointment takes immediate effect,\u201d the statement read.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"bday-read-also\">\n<h4>Related News<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"bday-ad bday-ad--gam\" id=\"bday-ad-2\" data-bday-ad=\"\" data-unit=\"bd-body-2\" data-placement=\"below_share_buttons\" data-partner=\"gam\" data-category=\"display\" data-device=\"all\"><span class=\"bday-ad__label\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"bday-google-badges\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=businessday.ng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Oyebanji-re-appoints-Olatona-as-Ekiti-internal-revenue-chairman-\u2013-Businessday-NG.jpg\" alt=\"Add BusinessDay as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKQgKIiNDQklTRkFnTWFoQUtEbUoxYzJsdVpYTnpaR0Y1TG01bktBQVAB?hl=en-NG&amp;gl=NG&amp;ceid=NG%3Aen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Oyebanji-re-appoints-Olatona-as-Ekiti-internal-revenue-chairman-\u2013-Businessday-NG-1.jpg\" alt=\"Follow BusinessDay on Google News\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Businessday NG<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has approved the re-appointment of Olaniran Olatona, the Executive Chairman of the Ekiti State Internal Revenue Service, for another four-year term. 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