Afolabi Adekaiyaoja is a Predoctoral Research Consultant and a Research Affiliate on the Taxation and Chiefs Project in Sierra Leone at the ICTD. Before joining ICTD, he was a Research Analyst at the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD-West Africa), where his work focused on institutions, political processes, election observation, and foreign policy. He obtained his Master’s Degree in African Politics from SOAS, University of London, and a Bachelor's degree in International Relations from Queen Mary, University of London.