ri ▁said ▁" it ▁is ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁concern ▁that ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁tax ▁aw aren ess ▁in ▁the ▁sub - region ▁is ▁ab ys m ally ▁low ▁when ▁viewed ▁against ▁the ▁back drop ▁of ▁the ▁benefits ▁that ▁would ▁acc r ue ▁from ▁a ▁focused ▁and ▁conscious ▁efforts ▁at ▁developing ▁the ▁sector ". ▁ ▁Exec ut ives ▁As ▁of ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁union ▁was ▁Mike ▁K of i ▁Aff lu ▁who ▁also ▁doubles ▁as ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Char tered ▁Institute ▁of ▁Tax ation , ▁Gh ana . ▁The ▁Vice ▁President ▁was ▁Mark ▁Anton y ▁Ch id ol ue ▁Di ke , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Char tered ▁Institute ▁of ▁Tax ation ▁of ▁Niger ia . ▁The ▁Honor ary ▁Tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁was ▁Ad es ina ▁Ad ed ay o , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁pione er ▁tre as urer ▁from ▁inaug uration . ▁The ▁Honor ary ▁Secretary ▁was ▁O umar ▁Tra ore ▁from ▁C ote ▁D ' ivo ire . ▁ ▁M emb ership ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Qu ad ri ▁noted ▁that ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁Gh ana , ▁C IT N ▁had ▁been ▁prom oting ▁tax ▁instit utes ▁in ▁other ▁West ▁African ▁countries . ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁Liber ia , ▁G amb ia ▁and ▁Ben in ▁were ▁close ▁to ▁launch ing ▁their ▁individual ▁tax ▁instit utes . ▁So on ▁after ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁W AUT I , ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1