Olatunbosun Tijani

Olatunbosun Tijani (born 20 July 1977) is a Nigerian-British entrepreneur who is the current Nigerian minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, since 2023. Quotes It was not about how easy, it was about intention, because leadership is about intentions. When you come close to President Bola Tinubu, you will know that Nigeria is fortunate to have someone like him. Let’s leave politics aside and examine the development trajectory under his administration. “This is the first president who has made it easier for every young Nigerian to access education, regardless of their background, through the student loan scheme. “This is also the president who removed the fuel subsidy, a long-standing burden on Nigerians, and is now redirecting those resources to national development. He has significantly reduced the country’s debt servicing obligations, freeing up funds for critical projects. “So, for me, it was not difficult to accept to work under such a man. I wasn’t critical of past governments because I was a politician but because I wanted a better society. And there is no better person to work with to achieve that than President Bola Tinubu I have spent the last 15 years contributing to deepening the technology ecosystem in Nigeria and Africa, through extensive collaboration with some of the world’s largest technology companies and development agencies Do you still believe in what you said in 2019, or have you changed your mind about the country? I ask that in the process of accepting my apology, you look at the undertone of everything I said. I did not say it to spite. I said it out of frustration and love.” I think part of the challenges as a new leader is, how do we intentionally create trust between public officials and the people that they lead?”“I think that’s a major problem because, over time, that trust has been eroded, so there’s a sort of suspicion among the people that anything coming from public leaders or public officials should never be trusted External link