Shuaibu Audu

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Shuaibu Audu
Minister of Steel Development
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21 August 2023
Occupation
  • Politician
  • investment banker

Shuaibu Abubakar Audu (born 6 November 1980) is a Nigerian investment banker and politician [1] [2] who is the current minister of Steel Development since August 2023. [3]

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Before his appointment as minister, he was a gubernatorial aspirant in Kogi State. [4] Following the submission and subsequent screening of ministerial nominees by the senate, Audu was appointed minister of Steel Development on 16 August 2023. [5]

Early life and education

Audu was born to Abubakar Audu in Kogi. [6] He attended the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom where he earned a bachelor's degree in Business economics in 2001. He earned a master's degree from Henley Business School, University of Reading. [7] Audu obtained a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Oxford in 2013 [8] where he was a member of St Hugh's College. [9]

Professional career

Stanbic IBTC (2013 — 2023)

Shuaibu Audu worked in Lagos as an investment analyst with Stanbic IBTC. He also served as an executive director of the bank's assets management subsidiary. [10]

Audu served as chief executive officer of the Stanbic IBTC Investment for 10 years until his foray into politics. [11] [12]

Politics (2023)

Audu is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) where he contested as an aspirant in the governorship primaries of the Kogi State chapter of the party. [11]

In February 2023, he announced his intention to contest [13] in the November 2023 Kogi State gubernatorial election under the All Progressives Congress (APC). [14]

He lost the gubernatorial ticket to Ahmed Ododo at the primary elections in April 2023. [15] [16] [17] [18]

In August 2023, he was made Minister of Steel Development by President Bola Tinubu. [19] [20]

Personal life

Shuaibu Audu is the son of former Kogi State Governor, Abubakar Audu. He is married with children. [8]

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