President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday Swore In Mr Taiwo Oyedele, the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, as Minister of State for Finance, extolling his determination and dedication to duty.
A statement issued by Mr Bayo Ononuga his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy disclosed that President Tinubu, who spoke after the brief ceremony at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said the appointment was a vote of confidence in Mr Oyedele.
The President extolled the new minister for his professionalism in coordinating the work of the Tax Reforms Committee.
He noted in the statement that Oyedele’s commitment and deep knowledge of tax policy played a critical role in shaping the reforms deep knowledge of tax policy played a critical role in shaping the reforms designed to simplify the tax system, expand the revenue base, and create a more business – friendly Nigeria.
“We are very proud of your knowledge, simplicity, ambition and excellence. I congratulate your wife for standing up to our challenge of time management and long hours of absence.
“This is additional responsibility, and I hope you will encourage and support him,” President Tinubu told the wife of the new minister.
In the statement he also acknowledged Oyedele’s zeal, patience and determination to serve his fatherland with courage. “Thank you for accepting to serve your country, especially for reforming the entire tax policy of this country that was obsolete and fundamentally against every progressive thinking.
“You are a very dedicated and highly determined individual. It didn’t take much for me to decide where you fit and where you need to be to further help with the economy.
“It is a very challenging job because we look at fiscal policy and responsibility that come with it at the time that economic stability is being experienced but without exponential growth. Its always very difficult, but you are fit to be there,” the President said.
The statement concluded that Oyedele from Ikaram, Akoko, Ondo State is an economist, accountant and public policy expert.
He attended Yaba College of Technology, where he obtained Higher National Diploma (HND) in accounting and finance and later attended Oxford Brookes University, where he earned a BSC in applied accounting.
He also completed executive education programmes at London School of Economics, Yale University, the Gordon Institute of Business Science, and Harvard Kennedy School.
Oyedele spent 22 years of his working career at Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC), joining in 2001 and rising to become the Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader.
Oyedele is also a professor at Babcock University in Ogun State and visiting scholar at the Lagos Business School.
