In the past few months, the name Tegbe has been on the lips of Oyo State people. However, some people claimed that he’s new in the political arena, while some other people’s claimed that he has been in the forefront of the political atmosphere of the Oyo state politics.
As the 2019 general election and the APC primaries election is coming nearer, it’s our pleasure to introduce you to another aspirant veiling for the biggest office in the state, although there are speculations or rumors in the town that the named Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe is arguably the most preferred and anointed candidate of the sitting governor Senator Abiola Ajimobi though the governor has not endorsed any candidate yet.
Biography of Joseph Tegbe
Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe was born on the 21st of March, 1966 in Oyo Town and of Ibadan ancestral descent. He hails from Jegede Compound in Labo area of Ibadan, Oyo State.
Educational Background
He had his early education in St Mary’s RCM School, Oyo; Federal Government College, Ogbomoso and the University of Ife, Ile-Ife. He was a national scholar and award-winning student at Secondary and University levels and graduated with a First Class Degree in Civil Engineering in 1988.
He is also an alumnus of the Lagos Business School, Nigeria; INSEAD France; Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Harvard Business School. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA); Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (FCIT) and Certified in Governance Enterprise IT (CGEIT).
Career Profile
Joseph Tegbe is currently a Senior Partner and Head of the Technology Advisory Services and Markets of KPMG Professional Services in Nigeria. KPMG Professional Services is a member firm of KPMG International. He is also the KPMG Africa Lead for Cybersecurity practice; Public Sector and Technology, Media Telecommunication (TMT).
Joseph has an extensive and wide range of experience, spanning about 30 years leading/managing various projects in institutional transformation, sector and organizational reforms, strategy formulation, blueprint development & implementation, and ERP/IT solution review & implementation.
He has done these in varied industries ranging from non-profit, telecommunications, financial services, manufacturing, oil & gas and public sectors; especially providing reform advisory services to Presidency, State Governments, and International Agencies. He has led many large technology implementation projects across Africa. Joseph is a versatile and dedicated professional who has gained experience across several competency areas.
Prior to his extensive consulting experience, he has worked as Tax Consultant, led and managed various Audit engagement on major local and multinational companies, FMCG, Oil and Gas and Manufacturing sectors in KPMG. He also has experience in Accounting from his experience as the Head of Materials Accounting for Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), (1991-1992 as contract staff).
He is an active member of and consultant to the Infrastructure and Human Capital Development Policy Commissions of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), Member of Ikoyi Club; Ibadan Recreation Club.
In addition, he is the current Chairman of the National Council for Management Development (NCMD); Chairman of the Boards of Trustees of Unity Schools Old Students Association (USOSA); Federal Government College Ogbomosho OSA, and other various corporate boards. Olasunkanmi Tegbe is a devote Christian of Anglican background, and a member of the RCCG Jesus Embassy Parish, VGC.
Personal Life
He is married to Mrs. Abimbola Tegbe (née Ayandipo of Ogbomoso descent) with two sons (22 and 20 years old). He is a philanthropist supporting various non-profit and community development initiatives across the country under the Tegbe Foundation.