The projected United States president-elect Joe Biden will be announcing a Nigerian-born attorney, Adewale 'Wally' Adeyemo, as deputy Treasury secretary.

According to Politico, Adeyemo will serve under former Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen, who will be appointed to lead the US Treasury Department.

He obtained a bachelor’s degree before proceeding to Yale Law School for his legal education. Adeyemo is the first president of the Obama Foundation.Legit.ng gathers that Adeyemo, who was raised in California, was a former senior international economic adviser during the Obama administration.

The president-elect will be announcing the appointment of many key cabinet positions in the coming days ahead of his swearing-in.

Biden to Appoint Nigerian-Born Adewale Adeyemo as US deputy Treasury secretary

Nigerian-born Adewale Adeyemo. Photo credit: Youth Today, @joebiden/Instagram

Adeyemo has joined other Nigerians in the United States excelling in their political career and making the country proud