President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Ayodeji Ariyo Gbeleyi as the new Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE). This was announced on Saturday by Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity.
Gbeleyi is a distinguished financial expert and award-winning chartered accountant, recognized as a fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN). He has also completed executive programs at prestigious institutions such as the London Business School, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and Lagos Business School.
With over 30 years of post-qualification experience, Gbeleyi’s professional background spans various sectors including manufacturing, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), investment and commercial banking, project finance, telecommunications, infrastructure, and public administration. Notably, he has served as the board Chairman of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) and was the Commissioner of Finance in Lagos State from 2013 to 2015.
In his new role, President Tinubu expects Gbeleyi to leverage his extensive experience to strengthen the BPE. The President emphasized the importance of the agency as a national resource center for capacity building and sustaining reforms. Gbeleyi is tasked with promoting a competitive, private sector-driven economy, ensuring social accountability, efficient public resource deployment, and advancing effective corporate governance and fiduciary discipline in both the public and private sectors.
This appointment follows the President’s directive for Mamman Ahmadu to resign as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP). This move is part of a broader reorganization effort aimed at enhancing the efficiency and transparency of the public procurement system. Ahmadu has been instructed to hand over his responsibilities to the most senior officer in the Bureau until a new Director-General is appointed.