▪︎I have no doubt that he will excel in this new role, says Prince Clem Ikanade Agba
Yemi Kale, a former Nigerian statistician general, has been appointed as partner and chief economist at KPMG Nigeria.
In a swift reaction, Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, described Kale’s appointment as commendable, saying he had no doubt that he would excel in his new role.
KPMG Nigeria, one of the leading professional firms providing audit, tax, and advisory services, announced Mr Kale’s appointment in a statement on its official Twitter page Thursday.
The statement said that as the chief economist, Mr Kale will lead the firm’s view on macroeconomics and enhance the breadth of solutions involving economic modelling and macroeconomic analysis in private and public sector clients.
It added that Mr Kale holds a B.Sc. Honours degree in Economics (first class), Addis Ababa University, and an M.Sc. (distinction) and PhD. in Economics from The London School of Economics and Political Science.
“He has deep experience, gained from both the private and public sectors, in macroeconomic analysis, financial, economic and investment research and fiscal and macroeconomic policy advisory.
“From 2011 to 2021, he served as the Statistician General of the Federation/Chief Executive Officer of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS),” it said.
Mr Kale was first appointed in August 2011 as the statistician general of the federation and chief executive officer of the National Bureau of Statistics, (NBS), for an initial five-year term. Before assuming office, he was the Special Adviser to the then Minister of National Planning.
In October 2016, he was reappointed for a second term of five years by President Muhammadu Buhari. He served in that position until 2021.
Mr Kale received his undergraduate degree from Addis Ababa University and a doctorate from the London School of Economics & Political Science. He has served on several presidential committees and advisory bodies. He is also an alumnus of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government leadership in government programmes.
The new appointee belongs to several professional bodies.
He is a Fellow of the UK Royal Statistical Society, Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Administrators and Researchers of Nigeria, Member at the World Economics Federation, Member at the Royal Economic Society and Member of the Nigerian Statistical Association.
Minister congratulates Kale
Taking to his verified social media pages/accounts, Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, felicitated Kale on his new appointment.
Read Agba: “I extend my warmest congratulations to Dr Yemi Kale on his appointment as Partner and Chief Economist of KPMG Nigeria!
“I had the pleasure of working with him in the past when he served as the Statistician-General of the National Bureau of Statistics, and I have always been impressed by his commitment to service and excellence. I have no doubt that he will excel in this new role.
:Congratulations, Yemi, and I wish you the best.”
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