FIRS Chairman, Tunde Fowler Urges Nigerians To Pray For Osinbajo As He Faces Uneasy Task

The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Tunde Fowler, has urged Nigerians to continue to pray for Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, saying the VP has an uneasy task on his hands. Fowler, who is Osinbajo’s childhood friend, made the call on Sunday at a send-off organised in honour of their friend, Ade Asekun, who has been appointed as the new Nigerian ambassador to Canada.

The Send-off Party had in attendance close friends and well-wishers of Asekun, who was accompanied by his wife, Olawunmi, and their children. Fowler, in his remarks, noted that his friendship with Osinbajo and Asekun dated back to over five decades, describing it as divine. He stated, “I think our relationship is one ordained by God because it is not by our doing, we just happen to have been friends for so many decades. Sometimes when we dress up and appear at events, we are almost wearing the same kind of shirts and trousers. So, I think it is something from God.

“I call him my brother now. Pray for our Vice-President, for the good job he’s doing. It’s not easy. Trust me, it’s not easy to be in that position and of course our brother, Shakes (Asekun), we have all types of names for one another, we are going to miss him but one thing I am sure of is that when he gets to Canada, you will see changes, people will see Nigeria in a different light.”

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