Tinubu Congratulates Chief Williams at 100

All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has congratulated renowned chartered accountant, foremost entrepreneur and seasoned administrator, Chief Akintola Williams, as he clocks 100 today August 9. He praised Chief A kin to la for his years of service to the accounting profession, to Nigeria, the African continent and human kind.

A statement by Ti nu bus aid ,“Chief Williams excel led throughout his life, distinguishing himself in all walks of life. As first a chartered accountant and then a financial expert in Africa, he set the highest standard of professionalism and integrity.

“His important contributions to our nation’s civil service, where he served as an assessment officer with the Inland Revenue, are well known and he is rightly celebrated for his achievements, many of which remain relevant to this day. Upon leaving the civil service in March 1952, he continued his story of unprecedented success establishing the first indigenous accounting firm in Africa, a company that, along with the other members of the big 4 firms, continues to dominate the accounting industry today.

Chief Williams served the country in other capacities notably as Chairman of the Federal Income Tax Appeal Commission; Member, Co ker Commission of inquiry into the Statutory Corporations of the former Western Region of Nigeria; Chairman, Lag os State Government Revenue Collection Panel, and Chairman, Public Service Review Panel setup to correct the anomalies of the Udoji Salary Review Commission (1975) among others.