Tinubu Appoints Dr. Wasiu Olanrewaju-Smart as Adviser

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Dr. Wasiu Olanrewaju-Smart as Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters – House of Representatives, effective immediately. He replaces Hon. Ibrahim Olanrewaju, who resigned to pursue an elective position in his home state.

Dr. Olanrewaju-Smart is a distinguished scholar with a PhD in Educational Management from Lead City University and a Master’s in Public Administration from Harvard University. He is also an Edward Mason Fellow in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and a LEAPS Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

His career in the National Assembly includes roles as Research and Media Assistant to the Minority/Majority Leader and Chief of Staff to the Speaker in the 9th and 10th Assemblies. Prior to this appointment, he served as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Intergovernmental Affairs from October 2023.

His work includes contributions to significant legislation like the Interest-Free Student Loan Act.