Bola Tinubu on Monday swore in Taiwo Oyedele as Nigeria’s Minister of State for Finance during a brief ceremony at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The oath of office was administered at the President’s office in Aso Rock at about 2:30 p.m., according to a source who attended the ceremony. The swearing-in comes five days after the Senate confirmed Oyedele’s nomination.
Earlier, Oyedele arrived at the Villa with his wife at about 2:09 p.m. after passing security checks. The newly appointed minister wore a navy-blue suit, while his wife was dressed in white traditional attire.
The Senate had on Wednesday, March 12, approved Oyedele’s appointment after a screening session that lasted more than two hours. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the confirmation after lawmakers, sitting as the Committee of the Whole, adopted the recommendation through a voice vote.
President Tinubu had transmitted Oyedele’s nomination to the Senate on March 3 in a letter addressed to Akpabio, seeking confirmation in accordance with Section 147(2) of the 1999 Constitution.
Oyedele, 50, hails from Ikaram Akoko in Ondo State and brings over two decades of experience in fiscal policy and tax administration to the role. Before his appointment, he served as Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, where he led efforts to overhaul Nigeria’s tax system.
