Tinubu Nominates Taiwo Oyedele As Minister Of State For Finance
President Bola Tinubu has nominated Taiwo Oyedele as the Minister of State for Finance.
According to presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the former Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, will replace Doris Uzoka-Anite.
“President Tinubu has today conveyed the nomination of Oyedele to the Senate for confirmation in a letter to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio,” Onanuga said in a statement on Tuesday.
Uzoka-Anite will now move to the Ministry of Budget and National Planning, as the Minister of State, her third portfolio in the administration, the presidential spokesman added.
Tinubu nominated Uzoka-Anite as Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment in August 2023. But in October 2024, she was redeployed to serve as Minister of State for Finance.
