Buhari confirms Adesina, Shehu as mouthpiece

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr. Femi Adesina and Mallam Garba Shehu as his spokesmen.

Adesina will serve as Special Adviser, Media and Publicity while Shehu will be Senior Special Assistant (Media and Publicity).

According to a statement made available to journalists by Shehu on Sunday, the President also approved the appointment of Mallam Lawal Kazaure as the State Chief of Protocol (SCOP).

Adesina is the current president of the Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE), and the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of the Sun newspapers, and Shehu was the Director, Media and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Shehu was the President of the NGE 16 years ago.

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