Dr Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi, PhD, FCA, FCTI, FCS, CFE (USA), MCSI(UK), was appointed
Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) by His Excellency, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR,
President and Commander -in – Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria on the
7th March, 2025 after a rigorous selection process.
He started his working career as an Accountant with Humana Diagnostic & Heart Centre, Ikoyi, Lagos in
1991 before moving on to the Lagos State Public Works Corporation in 1992. From 1993 to 1998, he
worked as a banking Officer at ICON Stockbrokers Ltd and between April, 1998  to August, 2000, Dr.
Ogunjimi was the General Manager/Chief Operating Officer at Trust Yields Securities Ltd, Ikoyi, Lagos
(Investment Bankers).
He began his career in the Federal Civil Service in the year 2000 when he was appointed to the Service
under the pool of OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT- GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION and worked as Principal
Internal Auditor and Head of Internal Audit Unit  in the Ministry of Defence, Nigerian Armed Forces
Resettlement Center and Nigerian Navy Headquarters respectively, between year 2000 and 2007.
Between 2007 and 2010 Dr Ogunjimi worked as Head of Accounts at the Nigerian Copyright Commission
and in the year 2010 to 2017 , he worked as Assistant Director in both the Ministry of Police Affairs and
the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation and as Deputy Director Accounts in the Federal
Ministry of Environment.
As a brilliant Accountant with a high level of professionalism and having an excellent and successful
career in the Civil Service, between the year 2017 to 2020, Dr. Ogunjimi worked as Deputy Director,
Internal Audit and later Director Internal Audit in the Nigeria Immigration Service. He was later
redeployed to National Hajj Commission of Nigeria and the Nigeria Immigration Service as Director of
Finance and Accounts, as well as the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) as Director
of Finance and Accounts, where he brought his wealth of experience to bear in repositioning the
Finance and Accounts departments of the three Agencies.
In continuity of his professionalism and the reforms carried out  in various agencies where he worked,
other Chief Executives sought for his advice and between March, 2021 and February 2023, he was
deployed as Director of Finance and Accounts to the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in
Nigeria (CRFFN), Code of Conduct Bureau and later as Treasury Director of Revenue at the Nigerian Ports
Authority.
Arising from his desire to reposition the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, between
February, 2023 and November, 2024 Dr. Ogunjimi was posted as Director, Financial Reforms, Finance
and Accounts Department, Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation and later Ministry of
Foreign Affairs as Director of Finance and Accounts after which he was redeployed back as Director of
Funds in the OAGF
Dr. Ogunjimi was elected earlier as the deputy chairperson of the African Association of Accountants-
General (AAAG) from June 2025 till November 2025 and later elected as the Chairperson of the
Association upon the completion of the tenure of the inaugural Chairperson. This role further showcases
his commitment and dedication towards the development of Public Financial Management within the
continent of Africa.
Dr. Ogunjimi Shamseldeen has also acted as a member of many Ad-hoc Committees which include:

Member of the Technical Working Group (TWG) to develop the Public Sector Governance Code for the
Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria.
Advisor on Operational Finance & Accounts Matters 2022 Hajj Operations National Hajj Commission of
Nigeria (NAHCON),
Project Accountant – ECONOMIC REFORMS AND GOVERNANCE PROJECT (WORLD BANK-assisted
programme) June, 2007 to 2010.
Dr. Ogunjimi is a member of several professional bodies, which include the following:
Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers of Nigeria
Member & Governing Council Adviser, Certified Fraud Examiner, USA
Fellow, Institute of Public Accountants of Australia
Fellow, Institute of Financial Accountants, UK
Chartered Member, Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy, UK;
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Forensics and Certified Fraud Investigators of Nigeria;
Full Member, Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments, UK;
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Leadership and Governance (USA);
Authorized Dealer of The Nigerian Stock Exchange.
He has also attended a number of professional courses both locally and internationally, among which
include the following:
London Business School, Regent’s Park, Marylebone, London, UK ;
“Next Generation Digital Strategy” May 2026
“Negotiating & Influencing Skills for Senior Managers Programme” September, 2011
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL, Boston, MA, USA
“Finance for Senior Executives” July, 2010
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL, Boston, MA, USA
“Leadership for Senior Executives – California” May, 2009
ROYAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC (RIPA), London, UK
“Public Service Reforms” – September, 2008
INSTITUTE OF MARITIME STUDIES, UNILAG

“Freight Forwarding and Supply Chain Management” August, 2021.
He has also had some engagements as speaker in both local and international conferences which
include:
MIS Training Institute, London organized a summit titled “Inaugural Africa Fraud & Corruption Summit”
held in Cape Town, South Africa between 14 and 18 March, 2011.
MIS Training Institute, London organized summit titled “Audit & Governance Nigeria: Sharing
International Good Practices to Drive Leadership, Increase Transparency & Improve the Integrity of
Business & Government Structures” held at Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos, Nigeria from 20th to 22nd May,
2013
He has several honours and awards, which include:
FELLOWS AWARD – IKORODU OGA DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, under the leadership of HRM OBA (Dr.)
S.A.A. OYEFUSI OGUNTADE II, CON on Sunday, 13th November 2011.
His hobbies include Reading, Travelling, Badminton, Swimming, Table Tennis, and music.
He is happily married and has children