Ex-Oyo APC Boss, Akin Oke, Celebrates Zacch at 47… Says FIRS Chairman Represents Hope
Written by News Desk on January 8, 2025
The former chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo state, Chief Akin Oke, has described the chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr. Zacch Adelabu Adedeji as a phenomenon which represents brilliance, dynamism and hope in the contemporary world.
Zacch who served as the Commissioner for Finance during the first term of late Senator Abiola Ajimobi as the governor of Oyo state is an indigene of Iwo-Ate via Ogbomoso where Oke also hails from. The duo shares a son-to-father relationship even many years after leaving offices as allies of the late two-term governor.
In a statement issued on Wednesday to celebrate the 47th birth anniversary of the FIRS Chairman which he personally signed and made available to journalists in Ibadan, Chief Oke said that the man (Zacch) had earned the status of a statesman for him at a tender age through the dint of hard work, brilliance and good spirit capped with patriotism and fear of God.
“Zacch is an exceptionally gifted personality who, unlike many others, refused to be swayed or derailed on his way to the top. The magnitude of accolades with which he is being celebrated on account of his birthday anniversary speaks volume of his impact on the global community and humanity in particular. One cannot but be proud of a son like him because he keeps getting better as he grows older in age and status.
“Though a son of the soil, Zacch was a precious gift to late Sen. Abiola Ajimobi at the inception of his administration in 2011 when he was made the Commissioner for Finance on the recommendation of the then Sen. Bola Tinubu (now President Bola Ahmed Tinubu). Zacch did not only serve to manage the finances of the state excellently, he used his office to impart positively on the lives of many people in the state through his divine gift of generosity.
“As a technocrat, patriot and politician par excellence, Zacch remains one of the best brains which this generation has been blessed with and there is doubting the fact that the Nigerian nation will continue to flourish as long as we have people like him at the helms of affairs. We cannot but appreciate President Tinubu for the discovery and nurturing of such talent in whom (and some others) we hope to achieve the desire to have an economically bouyant and prosperous Nigeria.” Oke stated.
