Oritsegbubemi Omatseyin
Lagos — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has sworn in Mr Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe as the new Minister of Power. The short event took place at the Presidential Villa in the presence of the Ministers’ spouses and senior government officials.
Following the resignations of the former Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, to further his political career, the President nominated Mr Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe, who the Senate duly cleared on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
The new Minister of Power, Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe, born in Ibadan, Oyo State, is a renowned fiscal, economic and institutional reform strategist and stakeholder engagement expert with over 35 years of professional experience across the public and private sectors.
He holds a First Class Degree in Civil Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, a Master’s degree in Business Administration (Switzerland) and a Master’s degree in Public Administration (Birmingham).
He worked as a Senior Partner and Head of Advisory Services at KPMG in Africa, where he led transformational initiatives, including the design and implementation of major presidential reforms, the articulation and implementation of a strategy for subnational governments.
Joseph Tegbe was also involved in fiscal policy restructuring at all levels of Government. He has worked with organisations such as the Nigerian Communications Commission, Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Nigeria Revenue Service, Shell, Huawei, General Electric, MTN, and Odu’a Group, among others.
