Adeola Akinremi is a journalist, entrepreneur, columnist, policy advisor and International development professional who currently serves as a consultant for the World Bank Group.

[10][11][12][excessive citations] In an article he penned for Thisday newspaper, Akinremi exposed the former Nigerian leader for plagiarizing President Barack Obama’s 2008 victory speech on a day he launched an ethical rebirth campaign for his country—Change begins with me.

[13][14][15][16][17][excessive citations] The scandal led to a global outrage and apology made by former President Buhari who angrily fired the aide who penned the speech.

He was a member of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights[25] In International development, he has worked on digital infrastructure, global energy, climate change, food security, global health, and poverty reduction initiatives while working for the World Bank Group, Environmental Rights Action and Framework Convention Alliance (FCA) out of Geneva, Switzerland and across multiple countries.

[26] He utilized his professional expertise in external relations and partnerships building to create alliances and mobilized the civil society groups and government leaders in Africa to work together for the ratification and implementation campaign of the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) - one of the most quickly ratified treaties in United Nations history - when he provided leadership for the overall strategy of the Framework Convention Alliance (FCA) in Africa.