UIites applaud Orire Agbaje’s appointment to Tinubu’s tax reform committee

By Emmanuel Akinwale

University of Ibadan Students, community members and colleagues of Orire Agbaje have applauded and expressed excitement at the announcement of her appointment as member of Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms.

Tribune Online gathered from Orire’s class representative, Stephen Alabi that her appointment is well deserved, as she has demonstrated her potential to achieve such remarkable feat sooner rather than later.

Stephen revealed via his WhatsApp; “to say I am over the moon is an understatement.

“Yes, I am the Class Governor and Agbaje Orire happens to be my Deputy right from 100l. From our very first encounter during the Faculty Orientation when we both contested for the position of the Class Governor, I knew one day this woman will be a force. And I am happy I wasn’t wrong to believe that.

“Orire is diligent. Orire is versatile. Even though her name suggests that her exploits may just be products of good luck, we can’t be more wrong to believe so. Because I’ve seen her struggle for greatness and I can beat my chest to say, she’s won it all through sweats and blood. And this is just the beginning, this woman is going places, I can tell.”

The @studentsunionui (Students Governing body in UI) also retweeted tweets congratulating Orire Agbaje.

DrEco, who also chatted with Tribune student reporter also congratulated Orire Agbaje and her Tax club team.

“Today, Orire Agabje, a 400-level student of my Department, the Department of Economics and the President of the Tax Club was inaugurated into the Presidential Committee for fiscal policy and Tax Reforms. congratulations to you, Orire”

Another UI community member reacted, “Orire! Sha be careful of the name you give your child o (with a laughing emoji)”

Following the appointment, several others have taken to UI Tax Club Twitter(X) handle to also congratulate Orire.

@rufusOsunsami tweeted: “Congratulations to Orire, tax club and UI as a whole.”

@sonoikiIdowu1 reacts: “Congratulations to the amazing Madam President of the Nigerian Universities Tax Club. Thank you Mr President for giving a young person a seat at the table”

@Oludipe1reacts to the UI Tax Club tweet: “One good observation, we are seeing. Also Rock more and the activities therein”

The President of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday inaugurated Orire Agbaje, a student of the department of Economics as a member of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms.

Agbaje holds an Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) qualification, and doubles as the President of the Nigerian Universities Tax Club and University of Ibadan Tax club.

Currently, she also serves as the President of the Student Entrepreneurship and Innovation Board, University of Ibadan.

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