Tola Odeyemi

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Omotola Odeyemi
11th Post Master General of Nigeria
Profession Public administrator
Website http://www.nipost.gov.ng/

Omotola Odeyemi (born July 31, 1980)[ citation needed ] is a Nigerian engineer, public administrator and Postmaster General & chief executive officer of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST). [1] In October 2023, she was appointed head of the postal agency by the administration of President Bola Tinubu following the sack of Adeyemi Adepoju. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Odeyemi served as a two-time special assistant to the former Lagos State Governor, Akinwumi Ambode, between 2016 and 2019. [6]

Early life and education

Odeyemi was born in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, on June 31, 1980.[ citation needed ] She attended Adesoye College in Offa, Kwara State.[ citation needed ] She studied Electrical Engineering at the Morgan State University before proceeding to the George Washington University where she obtained a Master's degree in Systems Engineering. [7] [8]

Career

During the early days of her career, Odeyemi worked with the Lagos State Environmental Fund as an executive secretary. Between 2016 and 2019, she was appointed as a senior special assistant to the Lagos State Governor at the time, Akinwumi Ambode. [9]

In August 2019, she joined ride-hailing company, Uber, as Head of Public Policy. [10]

Until her appointment by the President Tinubu administration, she was Head of Government Affairs (Sub-saharan Africa) at Binance (a cryptocurrency exchange company). [11]

NIPOST appointment controversy

On October 11, 2023, President Tinubu sacked former NIPOST CEO Adeyemi Adepoju and appointed Tola Odeyemi as the new Postmaster General/CEO of NIPOST. [12]

However, the official X (formerly Twitter) account of NIPOST posted that Adepoju had been reinstated, accompanying it with a signed press statement. [13] This caused confusion and a protest broke out at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja. [14] [15] [16] [17]

Personal life

Odeyemi was born in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.[ citation needed ]

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  2. ↑ Nda-Isaiah, Jonathan (2023-10-11). "Tinubu Appoints CEOs For NCC, NITDA, Others" . Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  3. ↑ News, Leadership (2023-10-13). "Tinubu Appoints Omotola Odeyemi Postmaster General Of Nigeria" . Retrieved 2023-10-17.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ↑ Akintaro, Samson (2023-10-11). "Tinubu removes NCC boss, Danbatta, appoints Aminu Maida as new NCC Boss, Tola Odeyemi, NIPOST Boss and Nkechi Egerton-Idehen, MD/CEO NIGCOCOMSAT". Nairametrics. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  5. ↑ "Confusion as sacked NIPOST boss claims he's been reinstated by Tinubu". TheCable. 2023-10-14. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
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