President Bola Tinubu has named Olatunji Bello as the new CEO and Executive Vice Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, subject to Senate confirmation.
Ajuri Ngelale, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, issued the statement on Monday.
Bello is a lawyer, administrator, and journalist.
“The President expects that the new Chief Executive Officer of this important agency will ensure the holistic realisation of the commission’s mandate of protecting and promoting the interest and welfare of Nigerian consumers and ensuring the adoption of measures to guarantee the safety and quality of goods and services,” the statement read.
According to the announcement, Bello is a former Secretary to the Lagos State Government who earned a Master’s degree in International Law and Diplomacy from the University of Lagos.
He studied law at the same university and was admitted to the Nigerian bar in 2002.
Ngelale remarked that Bello began his journalism career at Concord Newspapers in 1985, where he held the roles of Group Political Editor, Sunday Concord Editor, and Editor, National Concord.
He has also served as Lagos State’s Commissioner for the Environment under several regimes.
