The 17th President and Chairman Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) Governing Council, Mr Innocent Ohagwa (8th from left),the 6th National Chairperson of SWIT and member CITN Governing Council, Dr Caroline Ndubuisi (9th from left) and other dignitaries during the annual seminar in Abuja on Monday.
By Victoria Onehi
The 6th National Chairperson of the Society of Women in Taxation (SWIT) and member Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) Governing Council, Dr Caroline Ndubuisi has said the association is currently in 27 states in Nigeria and has just been established in the United Kingdom in March this year.
Ndubuisi disclosed this while speaking to journalists on Monday in Abuja at the 4th Distinguished Personality Lecture and Annual Seminar of the Society of Women in Taxation ( SWIT).
She said the themes of the lecture and seminar — “Society of Women in Taxation: Beyond the West African Subregion” and “Structure to Success: Nigeria’s Journey from Tax Reform to Economic Growth” — are both timely and transformative.
” The expansion plan for SWIT is that we have moved SWIT beyond West Africa to other parts of the world. In Nigeria,we have presence in 27 states and we want to take the tax culture to all the states and the grassroots. And in addition,to go beyond West Africa and other parts of the world.SWIT was established in the United Kingdom in March this year. Hopefully,we will have the presence of SWIT in the USA and other countries beyond Africa.
“For the Society of Women in Taxation, this moment represents a call to leadership and purposeful expansion. It is a call to move beyond geographical limitations and contribute meaningfully to regional and global tax policy conversations. It is also a call to mentorship and empowerment — to intentionally prepare the next generation of professionals, especially women, to assume leadership roles with confidence, competence, and integrity.”Ndubuisi said.
In his remarks, the 17th President and Chairman Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) Governing Council, Mr Innocent Ohagwa said the SWIT annual seminar and Distinguished lecture is spectacular this year because they are rewarding two elders and former Presidents of the association,the 14th CITN, President and SWIT Life patron Dame Gladys Olajumoke Simplice and the 8th President of CITN and Grand patron Dr Kamoru Adigun.
He urged SWIT to carry on it’s expansion plans and continue to think beyond conventional boundaries and embrace a broader vision for the future of taxation, economic development, and professional leadership.
Speaking on the topic Society of Women in Taxation, Beyond the West Africa Sub- Region,one of the honourees Dame Olajumoke Simplice said SWIT serves as a professional platform for knowledge sharing,mentorship and high scale networking amongst tax professionals hence it must grow beyond the region and spread to other parts of the world.
She said the Society of Women in Taxation Nigeria actively advocates for reforms such as income-based tax thresholds and tax education specifically targeting women in the informal sector and will continue to advocate for the cause of women even as it launched SWIT Girl Child Endowment Fund at the event.
The 8th CITN President who was also honoured at the event Dr Kamoru Adigun said Society of Women in Taxation is a very unique organisation.”SWIT has been doing so well in the area of training and mentoring young women in the tax space,so we are very proud of them and are always willing to identify with them.”
