Tinubu Requests Senate Confirmation of Oyedele as Finance Minister of State

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the nomination of Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance.

The request was contained in a letter read during plenary by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, in accordance with Section 147(2) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), which requires Senate confirmation for ministerial appointments.

President Tinubu nominated Oyedele last week to replace Doris Uzoka-Anite, who has been reassigned to the Ministry of Budget and National Planning as Minister of State. The new role marks her third portfolio since joining the administration.

Oyedele, 50, is from Ikaram in Akoko area of Ondo State. Before his nomination, he served as Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, where he played a key role in efforts to reform and modernize Nigeria’s tax system.