By Seun Ibiyemi
President Bola Tinubu has nominated Mr. Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance, replacing Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite.
Uzoka-Anite has been reassigned to the Ministry of Budget and National Planning as Minister of State, marking her third portfolio in the current administration.
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The development was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja by the Presidential Spokesperson, Mr. Bayo Onanuga.
According to the statement, Tinubu on Tuesday transmitted Oyedele’s nomination to the Senate for confirmation in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
Until his nomination, Oyedele served as Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, which spearheaded significant reforms aimed at overhauling Nigeria’s tax system.
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Oyedele, 50, is from Ikaram, Akoko in Ondo State. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Accountancy and Finance from Yaba College of Technology and a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University.
He also completed executive education programmes at the London School of Economics, Yale University, the Gordon Institute of Business Science and the Harvard Kennedy School.
Before his appointment, Oyedele spent 22 years at PwC, where he rose to become Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader.
He is currently a professor at Babcock University and also serves as a visiting scholar at the Lagos Business School.
