Gboyega Oyetola | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Marine and Blue Economy | |
| Assumed office 21 August 2023 | |
| President | Bola Tinubu |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Governor of Osun State | |
| In office 27 November 2018 – 27 November 2022 | |
| Deputy | Benedict Alabi |
| Preceded by | Rauf Aregbesola |
| Succeeded by | Ademola Adeleke |
| Chief of Staff to the Governor of Osun State | |
| In office 2011–2018 | |
| Governor | Rauf Aregbesola |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola 29 September 1954 Iragbiji, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Osun State, Nigeria) |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress (2013–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Alliance for Democracy (1998–2006) Action Congress of Nigeria (2006–2013) |
| Spouse | Kafayat Oyetola |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Abuja |
| Alma mater | University of Lagos |
| Occupation | Politician |
Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola CON[1] (born 29 September 1954) is a Nigerian politician who is the current minister of Marine and Blue Economy. He served as governor of Osun State from 2018 to 2022.[2]
He contested for the Osun State gubernatorial seat on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September 2018 gubernatorial election and won. On 23 March 2019, a tribunal declared him to have not been legally returned and ordered INEC to issue certificates of return to Senator Ademola Adeleke of the PDP, which was contested at the Court of Appeal.[3] Prior to his winning the election, he was the Chief of Staff[4] to his predecessor, Rauf Aregbesola.[5]
He was appointed minister of transportation by President Bola Tinubu on 16 August 2023,[6] but redeployed four days later to the newly created Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy.[7]
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- ^ "Breaking: Gboyega Oyetola wins Osun APC gov'ship primary". 20 July 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola". Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Osun APC Primary: Oyetola floors Aregbesola's candidate as minister alleges fraud". Premium Times. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ Tolu-Kolawole, Deborah (16 August 2023). "Full list of ministers and designations". The Punch. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Tinubu appoint Minister of Niger Delta development, make changes for ministerial positions". BBC News Pidgin. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2024.