President Tinubu has a knack for appointing notable and result-oriented technocrats into strategic positions, even from his days as the governor of Lagos State.
As the Governor of Lagos State, he appointed the present Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, as the Commissioner of Economic Planning and Budget, which was the think tank of the administration.
Among other notable projects, Cardoso pioneered the independent tax reforms of the state, and he was honoured with the Lagos State Good Governance Award for Innovative Thinking.
President Tinubu appointed Cardoso as the 12th CBN governor on September 15, 2023, and he was officially confirmed on September 23, 2023.
Cardoso is Harvard-trained and a distinguished banker, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers and a notable public policy expert.
