Tunji Olaopa, (born 20 December 1959 in Aáwé, Oyo State) is a Nigerian political scientist and public administrator. He is the Executive Vice Chairman of Ibadan School of Government and Public Policy, Bodija, Ibadan and a professor of Public Policy at the Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State.[1][2]
Prof. Adetunji Olaopa | |
|---|---|
| Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission | |
| President | Bola Tinubu |
| Assumed office October 2023 | |
| Executive Vice Chairman, Ibadan School of Government and Public Policy | |
| Assumed office 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 December 1959 |
| Citizenship | Nigeria |
| Residence(s) | Ibadan, Oyo State |
| Education | University of Ibadan, Commonwealth Open University |
| Occupation | Public Administrator, Political Scientist, Author, Retired Civil Servant |
| Known for | Founding ISGPP, Public Administration, Public Policy |
Early life
editTunji Olaopa was born to the family of Festus Adeyemo Olaopa and Beatrice Okebola While Olaopa in Aáwé, Oyo State, Nigeria on 20 December 1959.[3] The family was of the lower middle class.[4]
Education
editOlaopa received a BSc degree Political Science from the University of Ibadan, Oyo State in 1984 and an MSc in 1987 from the same institution. He received his PhD in Public Administration from the Commonwealth Open University, United Kingdom in 2006.[5][6][7]
Career
editOlaopa was the Chief Research Officer, Policy Analyst and Speech Writer at the State House, Abuja. He was also the Assistant Director/Secretary of the White Paper Panel for Nigeria's 1995 Ayida Public Service Reform where he was responsible for the implementation of the reform. He has also been the Coordinator, Education Sector Analysis and Head, Policy Division, Office of the Minister in the Federal Ministry of Education. He was a one time Deputy Director/Head, Technical Secretariat, Reform Strategy Team, Management Services Office. He has also been the Director of Programmes at the Bureau of Public Service Reforms. Also, Olaopa was a Special Assistant on Reforms to the Head of Service of Nigeria on Public Service Reforms. He was also the Director of External Linkages & Reforms Department at the Office of Head of the Civil Service of the Federation; as well as the Director, MDAs Department, Bureau of Public Service Reforms. He rose to the position of Permanent Secretary in the Nigerian Civil Service and he served in that capacity the State House, Abuja; the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity, the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, before ending at the Federal Ministry of Communications Technology.[5][8] He established the Ibadan School of Government and Public Policy in 2016 after his retirement from the civil service.[9][10]
Awards & recognitions
editOlaopa was conferred the National Productivity Award in 2015[11] and was honoured with the Thabo Mbeki Award for Public Service and Scholarship in early 2018 at Africa conference at University of Texas at Austin.[12] In July 2018, he was made a professor of Public Administration at Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria.[13]
References
edit- ^ Ogunyemi, Tosin (14 June 2018). "Federal government urged to review federal revenue in favour of fiscal federalism". Today Nigeria. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ News (27 May 2016). "Nigeria needs widespread reorientation on national values". Vanguard Nigeria. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
{{cite news}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "Tunji Olaopa at 60: The man of faith sans the collar". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ^ Abati, Reuben. "My mother was a good woman - Tunji Olaopa".
- ^ a b Falola, Toyin (14 October 2017). "Tunji Olaopa, a scholar and a public servant". The Nation (online). Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "NGP KYG: Dr Tunji Olaopa". kyg.nigeriagovernance.org.
- ^ "Dr Tunji Olaopa, OON – Africa Institute of Public Policy". www.aipp.edu.ng.
- ^ Obaebor, Oghenefego (31 May 2018). "Undergraduates tasked on hardwork, delayed gratification". Vanguard Nigeria. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ Tometi, Tokunbo (January 25, 2016). "Ibadan School of Government and Public Policy (ISGPP) And the Reform Business". Western Post. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ Ibrahim, Jibrin (February 8, 2016). "From Governance to Government". Premium Times. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ Ogbodo, Dele (20 August 2015). "Nigeria: Buhari Confers National Productivity Award On Olaopa, 10 Others". All Africa. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ News (3 April 2018). "Olaopa bags Thabo Mbeki award". Vanguard online. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
{{cite news}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ Ojeifo, Emmanuel (20 July 2018). "Tunji Olaopa: From civil servant to public governance professor". Vanguard online. Retrieved 5 August 2018.