The Secretariat
The secretariat is seated in Nigeria and is headed by the Executive Secretary.
It is staffed by such other officials as appointed by the Executive Secretary in terms of guidelines to be approved by the council and is saddled with the responsibility of promoting the collective interests of WATAF
Babatunde Oladapo
Executive Secretary
Babatunde Oladapo is a Chartered tax practitioner, with over 20 years’ experience as a tax administrator at the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
He is the pioneer Executive Secretary of the West African Tax Administration Forum (WATAF), where he oversees the day- to-day administration of the Forum’s secretariat operations. Under his watch, the WATAF has grown into a body whose voice is listened to at international fora on matters relating to tax administration in West Africa.