President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to screen and confirm Mr. Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance, replacing Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite.
The President also requested the Senate to confirm former Rivers South-East senator, Magnus Abe, as Chairman of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).
The requests were contained in separate letters read during plenary on Tuesday by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio.
In his letter, Tinubu urged lawmakers to consider and approve Oyedele’s nomination as part of ongoing adjustments within the Federal Executive Council.
Until his nomination, Oyedele, an economist, accountant and public policy expert from Ondo State, served as Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, where he led efforts to overhaul Nigeria’s tax system. He also spent 22 years at PwC, rising to become Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader.
The President also sought the Senate’s approval for Magnus Abe to head the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, following the resignation of Gbenga Komolafe.
