Breaking: Tinubu makes fresh appointment, ex-presidential candidates, 4 others enlisted

By Samuel Ogunsona

Nigeria President, Bola Tinubu, has approved the appointment of ex-presidential candidate, Mr Fela Durotoye, with four others to serve in the Office of the President under the media and publicity directorate.

According to the statement made by the Special adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said Fela Durotoye with the other four appointees are to serve in the Media and Publicity directorate with full respect for the tenets of Nigeria’s federal character principle and the supremacy of merit.

Fela Durotoye who was a Presidential candidate in 2019 under the Alliance of New Nigeria is also the Founder/CEO of The GEMSTONE Group.

Ngelale said that the President tasks all new appointees, who are serving in the Media and Publicity directorate, 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”

According to the state House press released via X formerly twitter, the new appointees are;

-Mr. Fela Durotoye (Senior Special Assistant to the President — National Values & Social Justice)

-Mr. Fredrick Nwabufo (Senior Special Assistant to the President — Public Engagement)

-Mrs. Linda Nwabuwa Akhigbe (Senior Special Assistant to the President — Strategic Communications)

-Mr. Aliyu Audu (Special Assistant to the President — Public Affairs)

• Mr. Francis Adah Abah (Personal Assistant to the President — Special Duties)