President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of
Vincent Olatunji as the national commissioner/chief executive officer of the
Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB).
Olatunji’s appointment followed a recommendation by Isa
Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy.
The appointment was made known in a statement signed by Uwa
Suleiman, spokesperson of the minister, on Friday.
According to the statement, the president approved the
establishment of NDPB to enhance data protection and privacy.
Olatunji holds a PhD in geography and planning from the
University of Lagos and an advanced diploma in computer science.
Before his appointment, he was the director of e-government
development and regulation department at the National Information Technology
Development Agency (NITDA).
“The successful implementation of the National Digital
Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) for a digital Nigeria has significantly
increased the adoption of data platforms and accelerated the datafication of
our society,” the statement reads.
“Furthermore, the issuance of the Nigeria Data Protection
Regulation (NDPR) in January 2019, as a subsidiary legislation to the National
Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) act 2007, has increased
awareness about the need for data protection and privacy. The bureau will be
responsible for consolidating the gains of the NDPR and supporting the process
for the development of a primary legislation for data protection and privacy.
“President Buhari also approves the recommendation of the
minister of communications and figital economy, professor Pantami, for Dr.
Vincent Olatunji to serve as the national commissioner/chief executive officer
of the bureau. Dr. Olatunji hails from Ekiti state and, at the time of his
appointment, was the director of the e-government development and regulations
department at NITDA. The appointment takes effect immediately.”
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