Usually, people do not get interested in politicians as much as in different kinds of celebrities. But still, it is important to know who rules your country and makes the most important decisions. Here we would like to tell you who the current Minister of Finance in Nigeria is and a little bit of her biography.
Who is the current Minister of Finance in Nigeria?
The name of the Finance Minister of Nigeria is Kemi Adeosun. She was born on 9 March 1967. She has been holding the office of the Minister of Finance of Nigeria since 11 November 2015.
Kemi was born in London, and her parents were Nigerians from Ogun state. She obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics at the University of East London and also she received a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Financial Management from the University of London. Also, Kemi qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales in 1994.
Kemi Adeosun can obviously be considered a massive figure in Nigerian politics. However, like any popular person engaged in politics, she has her supporters and enemies. Some people may want to know something about Kemi’s personal life and a few information from her biography.
Kemi Adeosun was just an investment banker, but the President appointed her to be Minister of Finance at a time when the Nigerian economy was in a critical condition. She was an accountant who received her education in the UK and worked as a Commissioner of Finance in Ogun state. In fact, many were surprised when they found out about her appointment in the Ministry of Finance.
About Kemi Adeosun
She was born in London, and she spent a certain amount of her life there. Kemi received most of her education in London as well. By the way, she was not the only child in the family aside Kemi, her parents had three kids. However, she often visited Nigeria with her family.
Talking about her family, Kemi’s father worked in the UK as a civil engineer. As we have mentioned above, before her career in the Ministry of Finance, Kemi had been working as a commissioner of finance in Ogun State for 4 years (2011-2015). In the course of work, she managed to raise taxes and improve the states finances.
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But then her appointment as the Minister of Finance happened, and she showed the people that she's a very good choice for the job. The first thing she did is a statement regarding foreign exchange restriction. To be more precise, she told the press that she was in support of Nigeria’s decision to restrict foreign exchange because it was better for the country’s economy.
Her background is rooted in London, where she studied applied economics at the University of East London. And the beginning of her career also took place in London. In 1989 she was an accounting assistant at British Telecom.
As we can see from her education, she did not plan to become a politician at all. But she became one. It was her friend who recommended her for the job in Ogun State, and she's proved herself as a good financier there as well as gained a good political reputation.
Kemi Adeosun career
Kemi has her enemies who keep saying that the current Minister of Finance in Nigeria is not experienced enough to hold such a position. But still, Kemi seems to handle her job pretty well, and we hope that she will prove to everyone that they blamed her for inexperience in vain.
Kemi Adeosun family
You can try to type “Kemi Adeosun family/children/husband” on the search bar, and you won’t find a single picture of hers with a member of her family. And this has been going on since the time she was appointed as a commissioner in Ogun State.
But still, there is something we can tell about her husband.
Kemi Adeosun husband
Kemi’s husband's name is Niyi, and he seems to take care everything on the home front while his beloved wife goes to work and do some political stuff.
Kemi and Niyi have three children, and all of them live in London. But Niyi does not live in London himself. Kemi claims that her husband makes it so easy for her to be a public figure and she cannot express how grateful she is for that.
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Source: Naija.ng
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