Capacity building is not a one-time effort but a continuous improvement strategy toward the creation of sustainable organizational success and sustainability. It occupies an invaluable niche in any successful organization.
On this note, the management of the Tax Appeal Tribunal put together a leadership and management development training for its Honourable Commissioners, on Human Capacity Development anchored by one of the leading International Human Development firms, Texem, United Kingdom on “STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP FOR SUCCESS IN AN UNKNOWN TOMORROW” which was held between Monday, 15th to Friday, 19th May 2023, in London, United Kingdom.
The Tax Appeal Tribunal was established under section 59(1) of the FIRS Establishment Act No. 13 of 2007, with the mandate for expeditious, convenient and pocket-friendly resolution of tax disputes in the Nigerian Tax System.
The Co-ordinating Secretary of the Tax Appeal Tribunal, Barrister Bolanle Oniyangi explained that the object of the training is to prepare the participants to understand and appreciate the changing dynamics in resolving tax disputes for the economic sustainability of Nigeria.
The training also featured in practical terms the exchange of expositions on processes of the Tax Tribunal System of the United Kingdom and Nigeria’s Tax Tribunal System to enable the participants to compare and contrast processes in the two jurisdictions for better dispute adjudication.
Another take-home benefit is that the participants were given an exciting exposition on “Conceptualizing Leadership”, on the need to appreciate the ramifications of leadership as a concept.
On his part, Ambassador Charles Crawford, a newspaper columnist, speechmaker, public speaker, author and former Diplomat with the UK Diplomatic Service, Former British Ambassador to Poland, Serbia and Bosnia with experience in strategic policy issues lectured on “Strategic Leadership, Unknown Tomorrow” spoke on what leaders and followers need from each other, and the art of selling new ideas.
Also in attendance were the Zonal Secretary, and administrative staff.
