Jubilation as Tinubu appoints KWASU student, details emerge

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Olamide Obagbemileke, a 400-level student in the Department of Economics of the Kwara State University (KWASU), to the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms as a research assistant and analyst.

The appointment of Obagbemileke was announced by the university in a tweet on Thursday evening, October 12, adding that her appointment letter was signed by Bomate Ogaree-Lawson, a policy and research analyst and executive assistant to the Chairman of the Presidential Committee.

On Wednesday, August 8, President Tinubu inaugurated the committee at the presidential villa in Abuja, where he appointed Taiwo Oyedele as chairman of the committee and Orire Agbaje, a 400-level economics student of the University of Ibadan.

The president earlier approved the committee's establishment, where he first announced the appointment of Oyedele as the substantial chairman.

Agbaje's appointment was credited to her being the president of the tax club in her school.

With the recent development, Obagbemileke became the second undergraduate who has been appointed to the presidential committee since its inauguration.

Obagbemileke will work with the committee for three months and serve as the committee's student ambassador.

The tweet reads in part: "I have no doubt that your enthusiasm, dedication, and fresh perspectives will greatly benefit our Committee and help us achieve our goals."