President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Ayodeji Ariyo Gbeleyi as the new Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE).
The announcement was made on Saturday by Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale.
Gbeleyi is a highly respected financial expert and an award-winning chartered accountant. He is a fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN).
In addition, he has completed executive programs at prestigious institutions including the London Business School, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and Lagos Business School.
With over 30 years of post-qualification experience, Gbeleyi has a diverse background spanning several sectors such as manufacturing, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), investment and commercial banking, project finance, telecommunications, infrastructure, and public administration.
His notable previous roles include serving as the Board Chairman of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) and as Commissioner of Finance in Lagos State from 2013 to 2015.
In the statement, Ngelale emphasized that President Tinubu expects Gbeleyi to leverage his extensive experience and expertise to enhance the effectiveness of the BPE.
The President envisions the BPE becoming a national resource center for capacity building and reform, promoting a competitive, private sector-driven economy.
He also highlighted the importance of ensuring social accountability, efficient public resource deployment, and advancing corporate governance and fiduciary discipline in both public and private sectors.
“The President expects the new Director-General to bring his vast experience and competence to bear in this role to strengthen the agency as the national resource center for capacity building and sustenance of reforms through the promotion of a competitive private sector-driven economy, ensuring social accountability and efficient deployment of public resources, as well as advancing effective corporate governance and fiduciary discipline in the public and private sectors,” Ngelale stated.
