Jonah Ogunniyi Otunla Explained

Jonah Ogunniyi Otunla
Office1:Accountant General of the Federation
Term Start1:28 June 2011
Term End1:12 June 2015
Successor3:Ahmed Idris
Birth Date:1955 6, df=y
Birth Place:Present-day Oyo State, Federation of Nigeria

Jonah Ogunniyi Otunla OFR (12 June 1955 – 17 June 2024) was a Nigerian financial accountant who served as Accountant General of the Federation of Nigeria.[1] He also served as board members of the Central Bank of Nigeria.[2] Otunla died on 17 June 2024, at the age of 69.[3]

Education

Otunla was born on 12 June 1955, in what is now Oyo State, in southwestern Nigeria. He had his secondary education at Baptist High School, Saki where he obtained the West African School Certificate in 1972 before he proceeded to Obafemi Awolowo University where he received a bachelor's degree in Financial accounting.[4] He became a chartered accountant in 1986 but received the fellowship of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria in 1998.[5] [6]

Career

Otunla began his career on August 1980 with Unilever as accountant. He left the organization in 1989, to join the Oyo State civil service as Chief Internal Auditor, the same year he became the Director of Finance. In June 1989, he was appointed Accountant General the State, a position he held until March 2004 when he got a transfer to the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation.[7] On 28 June 2011, he was appointed the Accountant General of the Federation by Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, the former President of Nigeria.[8] On 12 June 2015, Otunla retired honourably from the Civil Service after attaining the mandatory age of 60 years.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: How Otunla took Nigerian accounting system to world class status. Our Reporter. sunnewsonline.com. 27 June 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150630030313/http://sunnewsonline.com/new/how-otunla-took-nigerian-accounting-system-to-world-class-status/. 30 June 2015.
  2. Web site: Board member of the Central Bank of Nigeria. CBN. 27 June 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150629174108/http://cenbank.org/aboutcbn/TheBoard.asp?Name=Mr.+Jonah+Ogunniyi+Otunla&Biodata=otunla. 29 June 2015.
  3. Web site: editor . 17 June 2024 . JUST IN: Ex-AGF Otunla Dies At 70 . 17 June 2024 . Oyoinsight . en-US.
  4. Web site: Nigerian Tribune - Nigeria's Most Informative Newspaper :: Breaking News, World News & Information. tribuneonlineng.com. 27 June 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150627233636/http://tribuneonlineng.com/content/buhari-names-new-accountant-general. 27 June 2015.
  5. Web site: Judiciary funds not with FG, says AGF. The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. 27 June 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150630040642/http://www.punchng.com/news/judiciary-funds-not-with-fg-says-agf/. 30 June 2015.
  6. Web site: Jonah Otunla: New Accountant-General of the Federation. Economic Confidential. 27 June 2015.
  7. Web site: second round to select new accountant general underway. Premium Times. 27 June 2015.
  8. Web site: Accountant General Retired Honourably, Says FG, Articles - THISDAY LIVE. thisdaylive.com. 27 June 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150617003813/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/accountant-general-retired-honourably-says-fg/211988. 17 June 2015.