Dr Jumoke Oduwole, the Special Adviser to the President on the Ease of Doing Business, and Executive Secretary of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) in the Office of the Vice President, has been appointed by President Bola Tinubu, as the new Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment.
Upon confirmation by the Senate, Oduwole will be replacing Dr. Doris Nkiruka Uzoka-Anite, who has been reassigned as the Minister of State for Finance.
Ohibaba.com reports that before her appointment, Jumoke Oduwole served as the Senior Special Assistant to the former President Muhammadu Buhari on Industry, Trade, and Investment, during which she played a pivotal role in the establishment of the Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN) from From November 2015 to May 2019.
Oduwole was also involved in the Technical Working Group of the Presidential Committee for the Impact and Readiness Assessment of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).
She represented Nigeria on the AfCFTA Implementation National Action Committee (NAC) and contributed to the Sub-Committee on Ease of Doing Business.
As the Executive Secretary of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, she coordinated business reforms aimed at creating a more favourable business climate in Nigeria.