President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to screen and confirm tax expert Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance, replacing Doris Uzoka-Anite.
The President also requested the confirmation of 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 on the floor of the Senate during plenary by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
Tinubu, in his letter, urged lawmakers to consider and approve Oyedele’s nomination as part of ongoing adjustments within the Federal Executive Council.
Oyedele, a native of Ikaram in Akoko area of Ondo State, previously served as chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, where he led efforts aimed at restructuring Nigeria’s tax system.
The 50-year-old is an economist, accountant and public policy expert with extensive experience in fiscal policy design and tax administration.
In a separate communication to the Senate, the President also sought the screening and confirmation of Abe as chairman of the NUPRC, following the resignation of Gbenga Komolafe.
Tinubu further nominated Paul Yaro Jezhi, a former chairman of the Trade Union Congress in Kaduna State, and Sunday Adebayo Babalola, a former deputy director at the defunct Department of Petroleum Resources, as non-executive commissioners of the commission.
The Senate is expected to commence the screening of the nominees in the coming days.
