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Tinubu appoints Fela Durotoye, 4 others into presidential media team
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the presidential candidate of the Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN) in the 2019 election, Fela Durotoye, and four other persons to the presidential media team.
The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, who confirmed the development in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said Durotoye was appointed the Senior Special Assistant on National Values and Social Justice to the President.
A newspaper columnist, Fredrick Nwabufo, was named the Senior Special Assistant on Public Engagement to the President.
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Other appointees are:
· 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.
The statement read: “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.”
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