President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed a former member of the House of Representatives, Honourable Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo as the New Minister of Marine and Blue Economy.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale on Wednesday, August 16, 2023.
During his term in the 9th assembly, Tunji-Ojo was the Chairman of the House Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) having been elected in March 2019 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) representing Akoko North East/Akoko North West Federal Constituency of Ondo State.
Born on the 1st of May 1982 and hails from Oyin Akoko, Ondo State, South-West Nigeria. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, popularly called BTO, attended Ansarudeen Primary School, Oyin Akoko from 1987 to 1990 and Hakda International School in Kaduna from 1990 to 1992 before completing his primary education at Universal Primary School, Akure in 1993. He then proceeded to FUTA Staff Secondary School, Akure for his secondary education where he was elected the senior prefect in 1998.
He gained admission into Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 1999 to study Electrical and Electronics Engineering. In 2002, while in his third year at the Obafemi Awolowo University, he proceeded to the University of North London (now London Metropolitan University) where he studied Electronics and Communication Engineering and graduated in 2005.
He obtained a master’s degree in Digital Communication and Networking from the same institution in 2006. He holds certifications in eighteen professional qualifications in ICT including the prestigious title of being one of the first set of certified ethical hackers from Royal Britannia IT Training Academy in the United Kingdom before he turned 24 years.
Before his advent into politics, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo was an accomplished business and management executive with a flourishing career in ICT, becoming the CEO of a leading indigenous ICT consultant company in Nigeria, Matrix IT Solutions Limited, at the age of 24.
As a professional, he holds a certification in Ethical Hacking and Counter Measures. He is also a certified CompTIA Network Plus Engineer and a Britannia Hardware A+ Management Certificate Holder.
By Ajibola Adedoye