West African Union of Tax Institutes elects CITN's Agbeluyi as president

Samuel Olushola Agbeluyi, President of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN)

Samuel Agbeluyi, current president of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) has been elected as the president of the West African Union of Tax Institutes (WAUTI).

WAUTI is an association of national tax institutes/Associations within the ECOWAS sub-region, dedicated to fostering tax professionalism, improving tax compliance, and streamlining tax administration across member states.

Agbeluyi was elected at the 11th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of WAUTI held recently in Accra Ghana. By this development, WAUTI will be led by Nigeria for a two-year tenure.

WAUTI’s vision is to harmonise taxation practice across West Africa, ensuring a fair and transparent system that benefits economies and enhances compliance. Its mission is to promote professional standards, competence, and integrity among taxation practitioners while fostering collaboration among member states.

Agbeluyi, who at various times occupied the position of Honorary Treasurer and 2nd Vice President of the Body brings a wealth of experience spanning decades.

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As the current 16th president of Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), one of the foremost and only professional Tax Institute in Nigeria, Agbeluyi undoubtedly, has the pedigree and experience to succeed in this assignment.

He is a member of the prestigious National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos, member, Institute of Directors, Nigeria (CIoD), Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and Fellow, Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers, Nigeria (CIS).

In his acceptance speech, Agbeluyi expressed his gratitude to the member-bodies of WAUTI for finding Nigeria worthy of the position.

He expressed his desire to work assiduously with other executives, while also leveraging partnerships with stakeholders in the region to foster practices that support professionalism in the tax system of member states of the ECOWAS.

This, he noted, would advance the goals and objectives of WAUTI. Other members of the Executive of WAUTI for the period 2025 – 2027 were also elected at the AGM. It is noteworthy that Innocent Ohagwa, current vice president of the CITN was re-elected as the honorary treasurer of the body.

Iheanyi Nwachukwu

Iheanyi Nwachukwu, is a creative content writer with almost two decades journalism experience writing on banking, finance, capital markets, and tax. The multiple awards winning journalist is Assistant Editor, BusinessDay. Iheanyi holds BSc Degree in Economics from Imo State University; Master of Science (MSc) Degree in Management from University of Lagos. Iheanyi has attended several work-related trainings including (i) Advanced Writing and Reporting Skills (Pan African University, Lagos); (ii) News Agency Journalism (Indian Institute of Mass Communication {IIMC}, New Delhi, India); and (iii) Capital Markets Development and Regulations (International Law Institute {ILI} of Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA). Other trainings Iheanyi attended include: Economic/Political Risk Analysis (By Thomson Reuters Foundation); International Financial Journalism (IFJ) (By PMA Media Training, UK); Effective Business Writing Skills (By Phillips Consulting); Reporting on Corporate Governance (By International Finance Corporation (IFC) & Thomson Reuters Foundation UK); etc. In addition, he has participated in high-level economy & markets events in Dubai, South Africa, Morocco, and other African countries like Zambia, Ghana and Gambia.