Bola Oyetunji, OAU Alumnus announced as Australia’s new Auditor-General

The government of New South Wales in Australia named Mr Bola Oyetunji, of Nigerian descent, as its new Auditor-General, to be sworn in in April when the current Auditor-General Margaret Crawford concludes her eight-year term.

The announcement was made by Premier Chris Minns, stating that Mr Oyetunji will assume his position in April, succeeding Margaret Crawford, who will be completing her eight-year tenure.

Mr. Oyetunji has a background in auditing and finance, he is an alumnus of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State.

He served as Group Executive Director of the Financial Statements Audit Service Group and Group Head of the Systems Assurance and Data Analytics Group at the Australian National Audit Office.

Bola Oyetunji started his career in Economics at the University of Ife. He pursued and earned a Masters Commerce in Banking and Finance from University of New South Wales.