President Bola Tinubu has dismissed Mamman Ahmadu from his position as Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE).

According to a statement from presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale on Saturday, the president has appointed Ayodeji Ariyo Gbeleyi as the new DG of the BPE.

The statement highlights Gbeleyi’s extensive credentials, noting, “Mr. Gbeleyi is a renowned financial expert and award-winning chartered accountant. He is a fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN). He is also an alumnus of executive programmes of the prestigious London Business School, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and Lagos Business School. He has over 30 years of post-qualification experience in diverse sectors, including manufacturing, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), investment & commercial banking, project finance, telecommunications, infrastructure, and public administration. He was the board Chairman of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) and Commissioner of Finance in Lagos State from 2013 to 2015.”

President Tinubu expects Gbeleyi to leverage his vast experience to fortify the BPE, aiming to establish it as a national resource centre for capacity building and reform. The goal is to promote a competitive, private sector-driven economy, ensure social accountability, efficiently deploy public resources, and advance effective corporate governance and fiduciary discipline in both public and private sectors.