President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of five new members of the Media and Publicity Directorate in the Office of the President, including Channels Television’s Linda Akhigbe and a one-time presidential candidate, Fela Durotoye.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
Durotoye, who contested under the Alliance for New Nigeria in 2019, was appointed as the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on National Values and Social Justice.
The appointees also include Mr. Fredrick Nwabufo (SSA on Public Engagement), Mr. Aliyu Audu (Special Assistant on Public Affairs), and Mr. Francis Adah Abah (Personal Assistant on Special Duties).
Also, Akhigbe was appointed as the SSA to the President on Strategic Communications.
She is a graduate of Mass Communication from the Federal Polytechnic Auchi, Edo State, and until her recent appointment was Channels Television’s Senate correspondent.
The seasoned journalist was also appointed on secondment to serve as the Communications Adviser to the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Ngelale added.
The presidential spokesman added that the President tasked 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.
Ngelale added that the appointees are tasked with advancing 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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STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE
PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS NEW PRESIDENTIAL MEDIA ADVISORY TEAM MEMBERS
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the following men and women to serve in the Office of the President under the Media & Publicity Directorate with full respect for the tenets of Nigeria’s federal character principle and the supremacy of merit:
(1) Mr. Fela Durotoye (Senior Special Assistant to the President — National Values & Social Justice)
(2) Mr. Fredrick Nwabufo (Senior Special Assistant to the President — Public Engagement)
(3) Mrs. Linda Nwabuwa Akhigbe (Senior Special Assistant to the President — Strategic Communications)
(4) Mr. Aliyu Audu (Special Assistant to the President — Public Affairs)
(5) Mr. Francis Adah Abah (Personal Assistant to the President — Special Duties)
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.
Chief Ajuri Ngelale
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
October 9, 2023
