President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 18 special advisers and senior special assistants in the office of Vice President Kashim Shettima.
The Director of Information, Office of the Vice President, Olusola Abiola, made this known in a statement on Monday, September 18, 2023.
Abiola noted that the appointees comprising six special advisers and 12 senior special assistants would work in Shettima’s office to support the “Renewed Hope Agenda” of the administration of President Tinubu.
He listed the appointees to include Rukaiya El-Rufai as the Special Adviser to the President on National Economic Council (NEC) and Climate Change as well as Tope Kolade Fasua as Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters.
Aliyu Modibbo was appointed as the Special Adviser, General Duties; Hakeem Baba-Ahmed as Special Adviser, Political Matters; and Jumoke Oduwole as Special Adviser to the President on Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) and Investment.
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Sadiq Wanka was appointed as the Special Adviser to the President on Power Infrastructure; Usman Mohammed, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration and Office Coordination; and Kingsley Nkwocha as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications.
Others were Ishaq Ningi, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Digital Media and Emergency Management; Peju Adebajo, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Investment and Privatisation; and Mohammed Bulama, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Political/Special Duties.
Kingsley Uzoma was appointed as the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Agricbusiness and Productivity Enhancement; while Gimba Kakanda was named the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Research and Analytics.
Temitola Adekunle-Johnson is the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Job Creation and MSMEs; Nasir Yammama is the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Innovation; while Zainab Yunusa is the Senior Special Assistant to the President on NEC.
Mariam Temitope is the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Regional Development Programmes; while Bashir Maidugu is the Deputy State House Counsel (Senior Special Assistant to the President).
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