Chief Theophilus Adeleke Akinyele (29 February 1932 – 26 October 2020) was a Nigerian business consultant and civil servant. Career Akinyele was born in Ibadan. He obtained a BA from the University College Ibadan, (now the University of Ibadan) in 1959. He also studied at Oxford University, University of Connecticut and Harvard Business School. He served as Permanent Secretary in the Ministries of Agriculture and Finance of the old Western State of Nigeria, Registrar and Secretary to the Council of the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile-Ife Nigeria, Secretary to the Military Government and Head of the Civil Service of Oyo State and also as the Director of Budget and Special Adviser on Budget Affairs to President Shehu Shagari from 1979 to 1983. After retiring from public service, Akinyele worked as a consultant. He held the chieftaincy title of Bobajiro of Ibadan land and was an Officer of the Order of the Niger. References External links Nigerian National Planning Commission 2003 Elections in Nigeria University of Ibadan alumni Alumni of the University of Oxford University of Connecticut alumni Harvard Business School alumni Officers of the Order of the Niger People from Ibadan Obafemi Awolowo University people Yoruba people Nigerian expatriates in the United States Nigerian expatriates in the United Kingdom 1932 births 2020 deaths