Buhari IMinister of Finance· 11 November 2015 — 14 September 2018
Mrs. Kemi Adeosun
Resigned over the NYSC exemption-certificate controversy.
The record
Kemi Adeosun, a UK-trained chartered accountant born 9 March 1967 in London, served as Commissioner for Finance in Ogun State (2011–2015) under Governor Ibikunle Amosun before her federal appointment.
As Finance Minister she led Nigeria's exit from the 2016 recession via the Economic Recovery & Growth Plan (ERGP), expanded the Treasury Single Account, and negotiated the $5.5bn Eurobond issuance of November 2017.
On 14 September 2018, she resigned after a Premium Times investigation revealed her National Youth Service Corps exemption certificate, purportedly signed by a former Director-General, was a forgery. She has remained in the UK since.
Sources
- Premium Times, 'EXCLUSIVE: How Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, Skipped NYSC' (8 July 2018)
- Resignation letter, 14 September 2018
Tier 1 · primary
Courts. Gazettes. National archives.
Tier 2 · corroborating
OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.
Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged
Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.