Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo | |
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Minister of Interior | |
Assumed office 21 August 2023 | |
President | Bola Tinubu |
Preceded by | Rauf Aregbesola |
Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from Ondo | |
In office 11 June 2019 – 21 August 2023 | |
Constituency | Akoko North East/Akoko North West |
Personal details | |
Born | Okeagbe Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria | 1 May 1982
Political party | All Progressives Congress |
Spouse | Abimbola Tunji-Ojo |
Children | 2 |
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Website | bto |
Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo (born 1 May 1982) is a Nigerian engineer, entrepreneur, philanthropist and politician who is the current minister of interior of Nigeria. He was a member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria representing Akoko North East/Akoko North West Federal Constituency of Ondo State from 2019 to 2023.[1]
During his first term in the house of representatives, he was the chairman of the House Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).[2] On 26 February 2023, he was re-elected as the federal lawmaker representing Akoko North East and North West Federal Constituency. However, he resigned his membership of the lower chamber of the National Assembly after being appointed by President Bola Tinubu as minister of Interior on 16 August 2023.[3]