Prosper Okoye
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated tax expert Taiwo Oyedele as minister of state for finance, replacing Doris Uzoka-Anite, in a cabinet reshuffle announced on Tuesday.
Uzoka-Anite has been redeployed to the Ministry of Budget and National Planning as minister of state, marking her third portfolio under Tinubu’s administration.
The president has formally transmitted Oyedele’s nomination to the Senate for confirmation in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelOyedele, 50, previously chaired the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, where he led efforts to overhaul Nigeria’s tax system.
An economist, accountant and public policy expert, he holds a Higher National Diploma in accountancy and finance from Yaba College of Technology and a bachelor’s degree in applied accounting from Oxford Brookes University.
He has also completed executive education programmes at institutions including the London School of Economics, Yale University, the Gordon Institute of Business Science and the Harvard Kennedy School.
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Before his nomination, Oyedele spent over two decades at PwC, where he rose to become Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader. He also serves as a professor at Babcock University and a visiting scholar at Lagos Business School.
The nomination has drawn mixed reactions online, with some criticising it as ethnic bigotry, while others praised the choice, noting that Oyedele would deliver on the job.
Prosper Okoye is a Correspondent and Research Writer at Prime Business Africa, a Nigerian journalist with experience in development reporting, public affairs, and policy-focused storytelling across Africa
