Ayodele Olawande
Ayodele Olawande | |
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Minister of State For Youth Development | |
Assumed office 16 October 2023 | |
President | Bola Tinubu |
Minister | Jamila Bio Ibrahim |
Preceded by | Sunday Dare |
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Born | 8 April, 1986 Ondo State, Nigeria |
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Education | |
Occupation | Entrepreneur, Politician |
Known for | UN Strategic Communication Officer |
Ayodele Olawande Wisdom is a Nigerian politician. He is currently the Minister of State For Youth under the President Bola Tinubu Administration.
Early life and education
[edit]Ayodele Olawande Wisdom hails from Ondo State, Southwest region.[1] He completed his secondary school education in Ekiti State at Christ School and then proceeded to the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti.[2][3][4]
Politics
[edit]He served in the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari where he served as the Personal Assistant to the Special Adviser Innovation to the Vice President from 2019 to 2023.[5]
On 16 October 2021, he was elected as the Ondo State APC Youth Leader[6] and exactly two years after - 16 October, 2023, he was sworn in as the Minister of State for Youth of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.[7][8]
Before his appointment as the Minister of state for youth,[9] He had already been nominated [10][11] and was quizzed at the National assembly before he was confirmed as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.[12]
Other personal and political roles he held in the past include:[13]
- Site Administrator/Engineer at Renz Nigeria Limited (2019-2022)
- Director of Business at TEHUB (2020)
- Director Operation at LAHHOMES (2020)
- Field Officer at IDP/NSIP NSIO (2020-2021)
- Former Southwest Co-coordinator. Asiwaju Grassroot Foundation (AGF)[14]
- Deputy Director Presidential campaign Council Youth Southwest 2023
References
[edit]- ^ "Ayodele Olawande". StateCraft Inc. 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ "Ayodele Olawande Biography: Meet Tinubu Youth Minister Nominee". Lite9ja. 2023-10-10. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ "PROFILE: Ayodele Olawande, Minister Of State For Youth And Ally Of Seyi Tinubu". 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ Vivian, Ohanusi (2023-09-18). "Ayodele Olawande Biography, Family, Education, Career and Net Worth - Platinum Post News". Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ Vikas (2023-09-18). "Ayodele Olawande Biography, Wife, Wikipedia, Wiki, Age, Career, Net Worth, Ethnicity, Height". Right Rasta. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ Gbadamosi, Hakeem (2023-01-29). "2023: Ondo youth leader mobilises support for Tinubu". Tribune Online. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ "Ayodele Olawande: Meet the 34-year-old Youth Leader Turn Ministerial Nominee". Okay.ng. 2023-09-17. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ "Ondo OMP charges Youth Minister, Ayo Olawande on impactful service delivery". JATS Online News. 2023-10-07. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ "Youth Ministers: The Progressives Forum (TPF) Hails President Tinubu On Nomination Of Dr Bio And its State Coordinator, Olawande". 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ "Hon Ayebusiwa felicitates minister- designate, Olawande". The Guardian Nigeria News. 2023-09-16. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ Alade, Tunde (2023-09-20). "Progressive Youth Forum Applauds Tinubu's Choice of Dr. Bio and Mr. Olawande as Youth Ministers". The Jour. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ "Tinubu nominates Jamila Bio, Ayo Olawande as Youth Ministers". Phenomenal. 2023-09-17. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ "Olawale Olawande biography, career, appointment, family, net worth". 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ "Ondo APC promises youths programmes". The Hope Newspaper. 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
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