By Ade Ayodele
President Bola Tinubu has appointed renowned financial expert Mr. Ayodeji Gbeleyi as the new Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), following the removal of Mamman Ahmadu. The change is part of President Tinubu’s efforts to reorganize the country’s public procurement systems.
The appointments were announced on Saturday through separate statements by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.
Mr. Gbeleyi, a fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), brings over 30 years of experience in various sectors, including manufacturing, banking, and public administration. His previous roles include Chairman of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria and Commissioner of Finance for Lagos State.
“President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Ayodeji Ariyo Gbeleyi as the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE).
“Mr. Gbeleyi is a renowned financial expert and award-winning chartered accountant. He is a fellow of both ICAN and CITN and an alumnus of executive programs at the London Business School, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and Lagos Business School. He has over 30 years of post-qualification experience in diverse sectors including manufacturing, FMCG, investment & commercial banking, project finance, telecommunications, infrastructure, and public administration.
“He was the board Chairman of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria and Commissioner of Finance in Lagos State from 2013 to 2015.
“The President expects the new Director-General to leverage his vast experience and competence to strengthen the agency as the national resource center for capacity building and sustain reforms through the promotion of a competitive private sector-driven economy. This includes ensuring social accountability, efficient deployment of public resources, and advancing effective corporate governance and fiduciary discipline in both public and private sectors,” the statement read.