Bala Bello, the newly appointed Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Political Economy, has pledged to collaborate closely with the President to advance the administration’s political and economic reform agenda.
In a statement on Saturday, Bello expressed gratitude to President Tinubu for the opportunity to continue serving the government in his new capacity. He acknowledged his previous role as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), a position he held for 30 months until his recent reassignment.
“I am grateful to President Tinubu for appointing me to the Central Bank of Nigeria and giving me the privilege to serve for the past 30 months,” Bello said. “I am even more grateful that he has now found me worthy to serve as Special Adviser on Political Economy.”
The appointment follows Tinubu’s approval of Lamido Abubakar Yuguda as the new Deputy Governor of the CBN, replacing Bello.
Bello described his new role as strategically important, placing him in a vantage position to support and contribute more meaningfully to the ongoing bold political and economic reforms under the Tinubu administration.
“It places me in a position to work even more closely with the President and to contribute more meaningfully to the ongoing bold political and economic reforms being undertaken by the administration,” he added.
He reassured the President of his commitment to discharge his duties with professionalism and loyalty, stating, “I assure the President that I will continue to serve with professional aplomb and loyalty.”
Before his tenure at the CBN, Bello served as Executive Director of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM Bank) from April 2017 to September 2023. In his new role, he is expected to provide strategic advice linking political considerations with economic policy to further deepen the administration’s reform initiatives.
