2025 Council Election: Nomination of Candidates

2025 COUNCIL ELECTION: NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES

This is to inform all members that pursuant to the provisions of Schedule 1, Paragraph 5 of the Institute’s Act No. 76 of 1992 relating to the conduct of elections into Council, four (4) seats would become vacant. The following members of Council will retire at the 2025 Annual General Meeting scheduled to hold on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, and the three (3) are eligible for re-election in accordance with Section 1, Paragraph 5 of the First Schedule to the CITN Act.

The retiring Members are:

  • Fowokan, Titilayo Eni-Itan, FCTI
  • Oyedokun, Godwin Emmanuel, FCTI
  • Abidakun, Funso Olutayo, FCTI

RULES GUIDING NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR COUNCIL ELECTION

All intending contestants should acquaint themselves with the following election parameters:

  1. Intending contestants should be loyal, dedicated and committed members who can add value to the goals and objectives of the Institute; knowledgeable, experienced and whose specialisation is in any of the following areas:
    • Tax practice
    • Tax administration
    • Education
    • Research
    • Economics
    • Law
    • Political science
    • Accounting/ forensic accounting
    • Information and Communication Technology
    • Secretaries and Administrators
    • Banking
    • Stockbroking
    • Public Finance
    • Any other related professions

    Members of these specialisations should be members of their professional institutes.

  2. An aspirant shall be an active member of any of the Institute’s District Societies. An attestation letter from the Chairman of his/her District Society shall be uploaded on the platform. It should indicate that:
    • The aspirant is an active member at his/her District Society meetings.
    • The aspirant should be financially up-to-date in the institute and at his/her District level.
    • Additionally, the aspirant should reconcile the update of his/her records with the Institute (including Credit Hours, etc.).
  3. Letters of attestation from two financially up-to-date sponsors for confirmation that candidate is fit and proper for election should be uploaded as appropriate in the form.
  4. A member seeking election to Council shall have attained a minimum of 35 credit units per annum which must have been accumulated over 3 immediate past years to make up a total of 105 credit hours.
  5. He/She shall have attended one (1) MPTP per year for three years preceding the year of election.
  6. Payment of dues, levies and subscriptions must be made on or before March 31, of the current year as a pre-condition for being a financial member of the Institute. Institutional member payers must ensure payment is made on or before March 31.
  7. Payment of subscription shall be made by the Contestant on an annual basis and not cumulatively and must have been consistent for a period of not less than 3 years.
  8. Candidates are required to attach the preceding year's Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificate.
  9. An aspirant to the Council should not have been found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction of any crime, professional misconduct, or financial bankruptcy.
  10. An aspirant shall not have violated the Institute’s Code of Conduct.
  11. As a professional Institute, all forms of electioneering campaigns are discouraged.

NOTE:

  • Failure to meet any of the aforementioned requirements shall result in the automatic disqualification of a candidate from contesting in the council election.
  • Only financial members are eligible to vote, be voted for, or sponsor candidates for election.
  • Nomination for Council election should be completed online. Submission of completed nomination form for 2025 Council election will close at 5pm on Friday, April 18, 2025.

Yours faithfully,

Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria
Afolake Olawumi Oso, FCTI
Registrar/Chief Executive

Click here to fill the 2025 Council Election Nomination Form