ADEBAYO ADELABU BIOGRAPHY, EDUCATION, CAREER, CONTROVERSIES AND NET WORTH

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ADEBAYO ADELABU BIOGRAPHY – Adebayo Adelabu (born 28 September 1970) is a former deputy governor, operations of the Central Bank of Nigeria and currently serving as the federal minister of power of Nigeria.

ADEBAYO ADELABU PROFILE

Name	Adebayo Adelabu
Real Name	Adebayo Adekola Adelabu
Date of Birth	28 September 1970
Age	53 Years
State of Origin	Oyo State
Tribe	Yoruba
Nationality	Nigerian
Occupation	Politician, Minister and Businessman
Religion	Christian
Marital Status	Married
Net Worth	$10million
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ADEBAYO ADELABU BIOGRAPHY

Adebayo was born to Aderibigbe Adelabu of Oke-Oluokun compound on 28 September 1970, Kudeti Area in Ibadan. His grandfather is Adegoke Adelabu.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Adelabu attended Ibadan Municipal Government primary school, Agodi Ibadan from 1976 to 1982 and Lagelu Grammar School, Ibadan from 1982 to 1987. Adelabu received a first class degree in Accounting from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

Adelabu has also taken up professional courses in various business schools, including Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Columbia, Kelloggs, Euromoney, and the University of London.

CAREER

Adebayo Adelabu started his career with PriceWaterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers), an international firm of chartered accountants and management consultants.Adebayo was appointed by former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in February 2014 as Deputy Governor, Operations of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).He is the Group Chairman of Bayse One Group of Hotels, the Best Western Plus Hotels, Ibadan and Bayse One Farm.

Adelabu resigned from Central Bank Nigeria with the intention of seeking election into the governorship.On 27th of July 2023, Adelabu was included in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 28-man ministerial nomination.He was made minister of power by president Bola Tinubu on 16 august, 2023 of Oyo State in 2019.

CONTROVERSIES

Adelabu, stirred controversy as the Federal Government awarded a N40 billion mass metering contract to a greenhorn and foreign firm, De Haryor Global, ignoring indigenous local meter manufacturers. Adebayo Adelabu, has issued an apology over his recent comment criticizing Nigerians who leave their freezers and air conditioners on when they are not home. He also sparked controversy when he was spotted using power bank.