President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of five new persons into the presidential media advisory team.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and publicity, Ajuri Ngelale disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
According to the statement, the men and women are to serve in the Office of the President under the Media & Publicity Directorate.
The statement noted that the appointment was done with full respect for the tenets of Nigeria’s federal character principle and the supremacy of merit.
The President tasked the new appointees to uphold the highest standards of decorum and decency in their engagements with all members of the public as they advance the President’s determined bid to renew the hope of Nigerians in a restructured economy and unified society that caters sufficiently to the needs of all, regardless of any differences.
The appointees include:
(1) Mr. Fela Durotoye (Senior Special Assistant to the President — National Values & Social Justice)
(2) Mr. Fredrick Nwabufo (Senior Special Assistant to the President — Public Engagement)
(3) Mrs. Linda Nwabuwa Akhigbe (Senior Special Assistant to the President — Strategic Communications)
(4) Mr. Aliyu Audu (Special Assistant to the President — Public Affairs)
(5) Mr. Francis Adah Abah (Personal Assistant to the President — Special Duties)
Meanwhile, President Tinubu has further approved the secondment of Mrs. Linda Nwabuwa Akhigbe to serve as the Communications Adviser to the President of the ECOWAS Commission.
