Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola was born on 29 September 1954 and is a Nigerian politician who is the current minister of Marine and Blue Economy.
18 Facts About Gboyega Oyetola
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Gboyega Oyetola served as governor of Osun State from 2018 to 2022.
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Gboyega Oyetola contested for the Osun State gubernatorial seat on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in the September 2018 gubernatorial election and won.
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Gboyega Oyetola was appointed minister of transportation by President Bola Tinubu on 16 August 2023, but redeployed four days later to the newly created Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy.
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Adegboyega Oyetola was born in Iragbiji, Boripe Local Government Area of present day Osun State on 29 September 1954.
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Gboyega Oyetola started his secondary education at Ifeoluwa Grammar School, Osogbo and graduated in 1972.
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Gboyega Oyetola proceeded for his mandatory one year National Youth Service Corps in Potiskum, Yobe State, where he lectured at the Staff Training Centre between 1978 and 1979.
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Gboyega Oyetola obtained his Master of Business Administration from the University of Lagos in 1990.
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In 1980, Gboyega Oyetola joined Leadway Assurance Company Limited as an area manager and worked there till 1987 when he moved on to join Crusader Insurance Company Limited as Underwriting Manager between 1987 and 1990.
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Gboyega Oyetola was managing director since its founding until 2011 when he was appointed as Chief of Staff to the Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola.
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Gboyega Oyetola served as Executive Vice Chairman, Paragon Group of Companies between 2005 and 2011.
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Gboyega Oyetola had been a Director of Pyramid Securities Limited, until 2011, Gboyega Oyetola is an Associate Member, Chartered Insurance Institute in London and Nigeria.
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Gboyega Oyetola is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Management.
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Gboyega Oyetola was a member of the Alliance for Democracy, and has been in the party through its metamorphosis to Action Congress, Action Congress of Nigeria and now the All Progressives Congress.
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Gboyega Oyetola was sworn in to office on 27 November 2018.
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On 22 March 2019, the election tribunal sitting in Abuja declared that the All Progressive Congress and its candidate, Gboyega Oyetola, were not validly returned.
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The report revealed that an Gboyega Oyetola-formed offshore company based in the British Virgin Islands, a known tax haven, had bought the house from another British Virgin Islands-based offshore company that was formed by Aluko right before Nigerian authorities were attempting to freeze Aluko's assets.
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Gboyega Oyetola is married to Kafayat Oyetola, they met in Kaduna while she was on a visit.