title: Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein
text: # Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein
  
  Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein is the first female Accountant-General of the Federation.
  
  ## Early life and education
  
  Madein was born on March 7, 1965, in Iperu Remo, Ogun State. Madein obtained a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Accountancy at Ogun State Polytechnic, (now Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta), in 1988. A Postgraduate Diploma and master's in business administration from Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University), Ago Iwoye.
  
  In 2020, she completed her doctoral degree in Management Finance from Walden University, Minnesota, United States.
  
  ## Career
  
  Oluwatoyin Madein began her career as a middle-level officer at the Raw Materials Research and Development Council, ministries including Police Affairs, Commerce and Industry, Works and Housing, Youth and Sports Development, among others.
  
  She was an Executive Officer (Accounts) in the Ogun State Property and Investment Corporation (OPIC), Abeokuta, Ogun State. She was the Director of Finance and Accounts at the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation until her appointment by Muhammadu Buhari.
  
  ### Professional membership
  
  * Fellow of the Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants (ACCA)
  * Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)
  * Association of National Accountants of Nigeria
  