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Oluseun Onigbinde- 10 Things No One Told You About Him

by Reng
February 22, 2022
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Oluseun Onigbinde is a Nigerian Award-winning public data analyst who pushes for civic technology for transparency in governance. He is the founder and co-partner of BudgIT, a fiscal transparency firm, he is a firm believer in making governance transparent. He resigned from a political post as a result of conflicting interests in 2019.

The entrepreneur and multi-award-winning public data analyst has always believed in the reimaging of governance through accountability in its fiscal expenses which the public should be made privy of.

Biography Of Oluseun Onigbinde

Oluseun David Onigbinde was born on 18 September, 1985 in Oshogbo, Osun State, Western Nigeria. He is originally from Masifa in Oyo state.

The widely exposed Oluseun Onigbinde has always maintained the need for making governance fiscal information accessible to the remotest of those governed and through hard work and determination launched different programs to meet that need.

Here Are 10 Things No One Told You About Him

1.Oluseun Onigbinde Early Education Was in Ibadan

He had his early education at Loyola School in Ibadan from 1997-2002 and came out with 9 distinctions to show for his 6 years in high school.

He retains membership of the prestigious school which was established in 1954.

2. He Maintained A Dogged Educational Path

He attended the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta where he earned a B.Eng. degree in 2007 and finished with a second-class upper division. His record of Academic successes did not end in the University but he pushed for other fellowships and graduate school.

In 2014, he attended Stamford University School of Business and completed his program within the same year.

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3. He Speaks Yoruba And English

As a native of Masifa in Oyo state, it is an indication of strong Yoruba background. He has listed two languages spoken by him on his LinkedIn profile. He speaks Yoruba, which is of no surprise, and English. He is fluent in both languages and communicates well.

4. Service To The Nation

After high school, he underwent his 1-year compulsory national service under the NYSC scheme where he was posted to a bank as his place of primary assignment in Benin. He served as a market analyst for Access Bank during his service year within a period of 9 months.

5. He Has Worked In The Banking Sector

After his NYSC program, Oluseun Onigbinde worked for 3 years and three months for Nigeria’s premier bank, Fierst bank in Marina, Lagos.

While working at the bank, he started developing ideas for his renowned firm, BudgIT. He drew from experiences in the banking sector at this point to formulate the original ideas for his future transparency campaign.

He served within the Operations, Business Development Strategy, and Corporate Development unit of the bank. His contribution to the bank’s bi-annual journal, Firstbank review was another stepping stone for his writing of future publications, He gleaned experience from consultancy firms like Accenture and Roland Berger.

6.About Oluseun Onigbinde Wife And Children

In 2015, he tied the knots with the love of his life, Oluwaseun Agbelusi, looking at the coincidence in their names, one can only imagine their perfect combination.

The couple has been blessed with two adorable daughters, Wuraola and Ireoluwa. They decide in Lagos and live together as a family.

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7. Accolades And Programs

Across the years, his excellence in providing public data for political reimaging and making governance accessible to the people has come to be recognized by different organizations both nationally and internationally.

He has proven his versatility in merging different aspects of life to the reality of how people live. His is a call towards social justice for all not minding whether there are different classes.

Oluseun Onigbinde belongs to over 6 memberships, has been certified by 3 professional bodies, and has over 6 awards including the Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu Fellowship and Melvin Jones Fellowship.

He is a board member of ONE Africa Policy Advisory Board. The young tech giant has over two publications to his name to tackle fiscal transparency.

8.What Is Oluseun Onigbinde Known For?

Oluseun Onigbinde
Oluseun Onigbinde(image source)

He will always be an entrepreneur and a visual transparency advocate using tech. In 2012, he was awarded the Future Awards for Science and Tech, and ever since he has been shedding the beam of his light, he alongside Joseph Agunbiade founded BudgIT with a view to publicizing government spending to the public.

In 2014, BudgIT launched Tracka, a tracking tool for projects in over 600 communities across Nigeria. He is closely associated with Fitila.afica.

9. Political Appointment And Resignation

With his experiences as a creative technologist consultant to support the national assembly budget and research office in data analytics, it was not hard for him to be given an appointment in government.

On 13 September 2019, he was given an appointment as Technical Adviser in the ministry of budget and national planning but had to resign a few days later via his medium page.

His resignation was in the wake of jabs at him for accepting an appointment from a government he has always criticized.,

10. How Much Is He Worth

In 2014, Omidyar Network invested $400,000 into BudgIT, the government of Kaduna State under Mal. El Rufai signed BudgIT to build a mobile portal similar to Buharimeter and in 2017, BudgIT secured an additional grant of $3 million dollars from the Omidyar network/Gates Foundation.

With his record of successes, he is on the verge of greatness and hopefully, this will translate into a huge financial payoff too even though his net worth is not currently known.

Complete profile of Oluseun Onigbinde

Oluseun Onigbinde
Full Name Oluseun Onigbinde
Date of Birth18 September 1985
Age39 year-old
Zodiac signVirgo
Place of BirthOsogbo, Osun State Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
EthnicityYoruba ethnic-group
EducationFederal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Loyola College Ibadan
CareerEnterprenuer and Open Data Advocate
FatherNA
MotherNA
SiblingsNA
Marital StatusMarried
*PartnerOluwaseun Agbelusi ​ (m. 2015)​
GirlfriendNA
ChildrenWuraola and Ireoluwa
ReligionNA
Net WorthNA
Source of IncomeBusiness and Data Analysis
HeightNA
WeightNA
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBlack
Social MediaTwitter
Linkedin

 

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