Oshodi son Gbeleyi bounces back, chairs board of apex mortgage bank

Frontline Oshodi politician and former Lagos State Finance Commissioner Ayo Gbeleyi bounced back to the public finance sector six years after his exit with his appointment as the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Federal Mortgage Bank on Friday.
A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina said he would replace the late chairman, Chief Adewale Adeeyo.
In a chat with Echonews, Gbeleyi promised to contribute his quota to the rapid development of the bank adding that the appointment will also enable him to be of assistance to Nigerians seeking roofs over their heads.
August 2, 2013 was the last time Gbeleyi took an oath to serve the public. His boss was the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola.
History may be happening again as the Federal Mortgage Bank, though a financial institution, is expected to raise funds for the housing projects of the Federal Ministry of Works & Housing headed by Mr. Fashola,
Mr Ayo Gbeleyi attended the Muslim Teachers’ College, Surulere, Lagos after which he proceeded to the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi and the Lagos State Polytechnic where he obtained his National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) in Accountancy in 1985 and 1988 respectively.

He also attended the IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Barcelona, Spain for the Executive Masters in Business Administration (MBA) and is a proven project and infrastructure expert.

He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, member, Financial System Strategy 2020, member, NIBOR Committee and former Chairman, Audit Committee, Money Market Association.

He was appointed as Director General of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Office in December 2008 and was elevated in July 2011 to the post of Special Adviser to His Excellency on PPP.