Adebayo Ismail Adewusi (born May 20, 1958) is a Nigerian academic, lawyer, public administrator, politician and twice a former

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. He was appointed commissioner for Finance between the year 2004 to 2006 and later as commissioner for Budget and Planning. He was also a governorship aspirant in

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. In December 2019, Adewusi succeeded Barrister Bisi Adegbuyi as the

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and CEO of

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(NIPOST) by the administration of President

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He was later replaced by the incumbent Tola Odeyemi in October 2023 by the administration of President

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Early life and education

Adewusi hails from

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Local Government Area of

. He was born on May 20, 1958, to the family of Pa Kareem Babatunde Adewusi and Madam Faderera Asabi Adewusi, in Anko Eruwa. His father who was a peasant

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and traditional drummer. He attended Baptist Secondary Modern School in Eruwa and earned his West African School Certificate at the Technical College, lle-Ife,

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. He studied

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at The Polytechnic,

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before proceeding to the

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and graduated with a First Class Honours in Economics. He also had his

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from the same university. In 1993, He obtained his PhD in International Monetary Economics from the

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, as a Monbusho Scholar. He also had a

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degree from the

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in 2000.

Career

Adewusi started his career as an Assistant Lecturer at the

Obafemi Awolowo University Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) is a federal university in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. The university was founded in 1961 and classes commenced in October 1962 as the University of Ife by the regional government of Western Nigeria, which w ...

after his Master's degree before proceeding for his PhD in

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. After his doctorate, he worked at Lead Merchant Bank Limited between 1994 and 2000. He also served as Managing Director /CEO of Ibile Holdings Ltd. (an Investment Company owned by the Government of

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) from 2000 to 2004. He was the Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Economic Planning in Lagos State between 2004 and 2006. He was also the chairman of Wemabod, a company established by the Western Regional Government led by the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo to provide accommodation in Lagos. He was a member of the APC in Oyo State in May 2018.

Projects

Nigerian Postcode Ecosystem and Infrastructure

The Nigerian Postcode Ecosystem and Infrastructure is a project consummated by Nigerian Post Service in partnership with the

National Space Research and Development Agency The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) is the national space agency of Nigeria. It is a parastatal under Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology. The agency is based in the Nigerian capital city of Abuja in th ...

(NASRDA) to enhance postal service delivery in the country. The project infused the newly created standard postcode by NIPOST and the use of ''satellite imagery of high dimension'' through the national mapping network from NASRDA. Adewusi led NIPOST to the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding for the execution of the project in Nigeria.

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