The New South Wales Government in Australia has appointed Nigerian-born Bola Oyetunji as its next Auditor-General.
The appointment of Oyetunji as the next Auditor-General was announced by Premier Chris Minns last Wednesday.
He will be sworn into office in April when the current Auditor-General Margaret Crawford concludes her eight-year term.
According to a statement on the government website, Oyetunji was appointed following a merit-based recruitment process.
His extensive executive leadership experience includes strategy development, governance, data analytics, finance, accounting and auditing spanning Commonwealth, state and local government.
His former roles include Group Executive Director – Financial Statements Audit Service Group and Group Head – Systems Assurance and Data Analytics Group at the Australian National Audit Office. He also had a long and successful period in senior roles at the Audit Office of NSW.
Oyetunji said his “Being appointed as the next Auditor-General for NSW is a great honour.
“I am committed to the integrity and independence required of the role in holding government and state agencies accountable for how they govern and use resources under their management. I look forward to serving the NSW Parliament in this capacity.”
Meanwhile, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has described the appointment of Oyetunji as well-deserved and commendable.
“The appointment is a confirmation of the resilience and competence of Nigerians living abroad thus making the country proud of them”, a statement e-signed by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, NiDCOM Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit on Monday read.
