President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr. Wasiu Olanrewaju-Smart as Special Adviser on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives), replacing Ibrahim Olanrewaju, who resigned to pursue an elective position in his home state.
The appointment, which takes immediate effect, was announced in a statement by the President’s spokesman, Bayo Onanuga.
Olanrewaju-Smart is a public policy expert with a doctorate in Educational Management from Lead City University and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard University.
He is also an Edward Mason Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and has participated in fellowship programmes at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Quantum Alliance AI in the United States.
Before his latest appointment, he served as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Intergovernmental Affairs, a position he assumed in October 2023.
His career in the National Assembly includes roles as Research and Media Assistant to the Minority and Majority Leaders, Special Adviser, Deputy Chief of Staff and Chief of Staff to the Speaker of the House of Representatives during the 9th and 10th Assemblies.
He also contributed to public policy research on several key legislations, including the Interest-Free Student Loan Act.
Tinubu expressed confidence that the appointee would leverage his experience and expertise to strengthen legislative coordination and improve relations between the Presidency, ministries, departments and agencies, and the House of Representatives.
