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Meet President Tinubu’s Special Advisers — John Uwajumogu, Zacchaeus Adedeji

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Their expertise made President Bola Tinubu to include them in his list of Special Advisers.

Let’s meet President Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Industry, Trade and Investment, and John Uwajumogu, and Special Adviser on Revenue, Zacchaeus Adedeji.

John Uwajumogu
He is a consummate business intelligence expert, a giant in the industrial sector, as well as one of the pioneers of modern-day genius for trade and investment.

He holds a Master’s degree in International Affairs from the Fletcher School at Tuff University. He is also a member of the American Institute of Chartered Public Accountants (AICPA).

John Uwajumogu is a Partner with a British multinational accounting firm, EY, and also the Energy leader for West Africa.

He has over 20 years of advisory experience primarily in the energy industry and infrastructure, and has worked in the energy markets in Houston, Texas and Calgary, Alberta.

Zacchaeus Adedeji
Zacchaeus Adedeji, a former Commissioner for Finance finance in Oyo state, is an astute accountant, and corporate tax and public finance development expert with over 15 years of experience in corporate accounting, public service administration, and public service advisory for corporate multinationals, state governments, and the Federal Government of Nigeria.

He graduated with a first class degree in Accounting from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State and has a certificate in comparative tax policy and administration from the Harvard Kennedy School.

 

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