- Tinubu Appoints Wasiu Olanrewaju-Smart as Special Adviser on National Assembly Matters
- He replaces Ibrahim Olanrewaju, who resigned to pursue an elective position.
- The Presidency expects him to strengthen executive and legislative coordination.
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Wasiu Olanrewaju-Smart as his Special Adviser on National Assembly Matters, House of Representatives.
Olanrewaju-Smart succeeds Ibrahim Olanrewaju, who resigned from the position to contest an elective post in his home state.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the appointment takes effect immediately, according to a statement issued on Sunday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
The statement was titled, “President Tinubu Appoints Wasiu Olanrewaju-Smart as Special Adviser on National Assembly Matters, House of Representatives.”
According to the Presidency, the 40 year old appointee brings extensive legislative experience and academic training in public policy to his new role.
Olanrewaju-Smart holds a doctorate in Educational Management from Lead City University and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard University.
He was also an Edward Mason Fellow in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and holds a professional diploma in Public Relations from the London School of Public Relations.
The new presidential aide was also a LEAPS Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Policy Fellow at Quantum Alliance AI in the United States, where he focused on artificial intelligence and civic technology.
The Presidency said Olanrewaju-Smart’s career in the National Assembly included serving as Research and Media Assistant to the Minority and Majority Leader of the House of Representatives during the 7th and 8th Assemblies.
He later served as Special Adviser, Deputy Chief of Staff and Chief of Staff to the Speaker of the House of Representatives during the 9th and 10th Assemblies.
“Olanrewaju-Smart later joined the Presidency in October 2023 as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Intergovernmental Affairs, a position he held until this new appointment.
“His public policy research portfolio includes work on several landmark legislations, such as the Interest-Free Student Loan Act, among others,” the statement read.
The Presidency said Tinubu was confident that Olanrewaju-Smart would use his experience, knowledge and commitment to strengthen legislative coordination and relations between the Presidency, ministries, departments and agencies, and the House of Representatives.
The appointment is expected to further strengthen engagement between the executive and legislative arms of government as the administration continues to pursue its policy and legislative agenda.
