President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr. Wasiu Olanrewaju-Smart as special adviser on National Assembly matters—House of Representatives.

The new appointee replaced Hon. Ibrahim Olanrewaju, who resigned to contest for an elective post in his home state.

According to a statement released on Sunday by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, Olanrewaju-Smart is an accomplished scholar and public policy expert.

He holds a PhD in educational management from Lead City University and a master’s in public administration from Harvard University.

He is an Edward Mason Fellow in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School.

The forty-year-old policy expert was also a LEAPS Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and holds a professional diploma in public relations from the London School of Public Relations.

He was a policy fellow at Quantum Alliance AI, USA, focusing on AI and civic tech.

His National Assembly career spans from Research and Media Assistant to the Minority/Majority Leader, House of Representatives (7th–8th Assemblies), to Special Adviser, Deputy Chief of Staff, and ultimately the Chief of Staff to the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 9th and 10th Assemblies.

Olanrewaju-Smart later joined the presidency in October 2023 as senior special assistant to the president on intergovernmental affairs, a position he held until this new appointment.

“President Tinubu is confident that Olanrewaju-Smart will use his experience, intellect, and commitment to strengthening legislative coordination and relations between the presidency, MDAs, and the House of Representatives,” the statement added.