Ayodele Olawande
Minister of State For Youth Development
Assumed office
16 October 2023
PresidentBola Tinubu
MinisterJamila Bio Ibrahim
Preceded bySunday Dare
Personal details
BornOndo State, Nigeria
Nationality
Residence(s)
Education
OccupationEntrepreneur, Politician
Known forUN 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

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

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

  1. ↑ "Ayodele Olawande". StateCraft Inc. 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  2. ↑ "Ayodele Olawande Biography: Meet Tinubu Youth Minister Nominee". Lite9ja. 2023-10-10. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  3. ↑ "PROFILE: Ayodele Olawande, Minister Of State For Youth And Ally Of Seyi Tinubu". 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  4. ↑ Vivian, Ohanusi (2023-09-18). "Ayodele Olawande Biography, Family, Education, Career and Net Worth - Platinum Post News". Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  5. ↑ Vikas (2023-09-18). "Ayodele Olawande Biography, Wife, Wikipedia, Wiki, Age, Career, Net Worth, Ethnicity, Height". Right Rasta. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  6. ↑ Gbadamosi, Hakeem (2023-01-29). "2023: Ondo youth leader mobilises support for Tinubu". Tribune Online. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  7. ↑ "Ayodele Olawande: Meet the 34-year-old Youth Leader Turn Ministerial Nominee". Okay.ng. 2023-09-17. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  8. ↑ "Ondo OMP charges Youth Minister, Ayo Olawande on impactful service delivery". JATS Online News. 2023-10-07. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "Hon Ayebusiwa felicitates minister- designate, Olawande". The Guardian Nigeria News. 2023-09-16. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "Tinubu nominates Jamila Bio, Ayo Olawande as Youth Ministers". Phenomenal. 2023-09-17. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  13. ↑ "Olawale Olawande biography, career, appointment, family, net worth". 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  14. ↑ "Ondo APC promises youths programmes". The Hope Newspaper. 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2023-11-05. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
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