President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of five new aides to serve in the Office of the President under the Media and Publicity Directorate.
A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Ajuri Ngelale said that the new appointments are with full respect for the tenets of Nigeria’s federal character principle and the supremacy of merit:
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) and Mrs. Linda Nwabuwa Akhigbe (Senior Special Assistant to the President — Strategic Communications).
Others are, Mr. Aliyu Audu (Special Assistant to the President — Public Affairs) and Mr. Francis Adah Abah (Personal Assistant to the President — Special Duties)
The Presidential spokesman in the statement said, “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.
“The President tasks all new appointees who are serving in the Media & 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.”