Taiwo Oyedele Biography
Taiwo Oyedele Biography:Taiwo Oyedele is the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms set up by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with a broad mandate to carry out critical reforms bothering on Fiscal Governance, Revenue Transformation and Economic Growth Facilitation.
Prior to his current role, Mr. Oyedele was the Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader at PwC where he worked for 22 years including over 10 years in top leadership positions gaining indepth knowledge and diverse experience ranging from Tax Advisory & Policy Advocacy to Business Strategy Consulting, Leadership Development, and Policy Design & Execution.
Taiwo Oyedele Early Life
Taiwo was born in a village called Ikaremakoko in Ondo state some 39 years ago. The name Taiwo is one of the two default names given to twins in Yorubaland. The twin partner is called Kehinde. His father was a retired school headmaster. Although the father could not be said to be initially poor, his cheerful giving nature turned him into the “bank” for neighbours and friends, and in no time, he was impoverished by the sea of debtors. Taiwo recalled how his father used to be one of the few men in his village who had TV (black and white) and their house turning into Mecca of sorts during times for TV dramas. This didn’t last forever.
Taiwo Oyedele Education
Taiwo recalled to me how his short stature almost denied him opportunity to start primary school earlier. But that was even at 5 years of age. He would have started at 6. But his twin sister was his saving grace. How did this happen? Their parent had taken both of them to school to enroll for primary education and the school headmaster required them to use their left hand to touch their right ear, failing which they will be regarded as under-aged and will not be given admission for that year. A short Taiwo’s hand could not touch the other ear…but his taller sister was able to. Now, a dilemma for the headmaster? Should he admit Kehinde and have Taiwo wait till next year? But that will be foolish since they were born same day. That was how Taiwo was admitted too and started primary school at age 5.
Taiwo finished secondary school and still had no idea of what he wanted to do. Village boys hardly have, after all there is no exposure. His Mum wanted him to be a doctor, but he said he didn’t think that was his way. Then while all that was going on, one of his uncles told him and the parents that he should go for Social Sciences, and write the examinations of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), that if he wrote ICAN he would be a hot cake. According to Taiwo, that was the first time he heard about ICAN. The suggestion appeared appealing to the young Taiwo.
Taiwo developed passion for this profession talked about by his Uncle. He would write UME, choose University of Lagos and Obafemi Awolowo University, score circa 220, travel to Lagos and Ife to follow up but will be told he didn’t meet cut-off score. These schools will offer Taiwo courses like Estate Management, Economics Education but he will reject. For him, it’s either this Accounting or nothing. Not desperate to gain admission into university by all means, he opted for polytechnic. That was how he found himself at the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, to study his dream course, Accountancy.
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Taiwo Oyedele Career
Taiwo Oyedele is the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms set up by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with a broad mandate to carry out critical reforms bothering on Fiscal Governance, Revenue Transformation and Economic Growth Facilitation.
Prior to his current role, Mr. Oyedele was the Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader at PwC where he worked for 22 years including over 10 years in top leadership positions gaining indepth knowledge and diverse experience ranging from Tax Advisory & Policy Advocacy to Business Strategy Consulting, Leadership Development, and Policy Design & Execution.
Mr. Oyedele is an accountant and an economist by training. He is an author, keynote speaker, mentor and commentator on finance, business, and economic matters.
He was the Thematic Lead for the Fiscal Policy & Planning Commission, and Chairman of the West Africa Debt Management Roundtable of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG); Chairman of the Taxation & Fiscal Policy Faculty Board of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN); member of the Nigerian Taxation Standards Board of CITN; and a member of the Ministerial Committee on the Design and Implementation of Nigeria’s National Tax Policy.
Mr. Oyedele is a Fellow of the Nigeria Leadership Initiative, member of the Global Tax Forum and a former member of the Global Governing Council of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
He is an Associate Professor at the Babcock University and a guest lecturer at the Lagos Business School. He is an alumnus of the London School of Economics & Political Science, Yale University and Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education. He is the Founder and President of Impact Africa Foundation.
Taiwo Oyedele Net worth
Taiwo Oyedele’s net worth is estimated to be around $600,000 USD, as of 2023.¹