Biography

Who is Akindele Egbuwalo? Biography, Age, Family, Career, Net Worth and More

Published

4 months ago

2024/01/02

Akindele Egbuwalo has been appointed as the acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA).

This is following the suspension of the former CEO of the Agency, Hajia Halima Shehu, due to alleged financial impropriety.

Who is Akindele Egbuwalo?

Akindele Egbuwalo is the acting CEO and National Coordinator of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA).

Until his appointment, Egbuwalo serves as the National N-POWER Program Manager.

Age

There is no publicly available information about Egbuwalo’s date of birth and age.

Family

The new CEO of NSIPA has done well to keep his family out of public attention and media coverage.

Career

The former National Coordinator and CEO of the National Social Investment Program Agency, Ms Halima Shehu, was suspended by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, over alleged corruption and financial malfeasance during her tenure.

Her suspension is coming about three months after the confirmation of her appointment by the Senate on October 18, 2023.

Shehu assumed office in October 2023.

Before Halima’s appointment, she worked as the National Coordinator of the Conditional Cash Transfer Programme and had previously served with the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. That was between 2017 and 2022.

With the suspension and investigation into the allegations, Dr Akindele Egbuwalo, the National N-POWER Program Manager, was appointed in an acting capacity as NC/CEO pending the conclusion of the investigation.