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President Tinubu makes new appointments

Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of five new members of the Presidential media advisory team.

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This was made known in a press release by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale and shared on the official website of the state house on Monday.

According to the statement, the appointed men and women will 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.

The newly appointed members of the Presidential media advisory team include Mr Fela Durotoye as Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Values and Social Justice, Mr Fredrick Nwabufo as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Engagement and Mrs Linda Nwabuwa Akhigbe as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Strategic Communications.

Others include Mr Aliyu Audu as Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs as well as Mr Francis Adah Abah as Personal Assistant to the President on Special Duties.

According to the statement, the President tasked 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.

He said upholding such tenets would help to 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.

President Tinubu further approved the secondment of Mrs. Linda Nwabuwa Akhigbe to serve as the Communications Adviser to the President of the ECOWAS Commission.

A peep into the profile of some of the appointees reveal thus:

Fela Durotoye is an Executive Leadership Coach, a Business Management Consultant, and Inspirational Speaker. He is the founder/CEO of the Gemstone Group, a Leadership Development Institution aimed at building & empowering a generation of exemplary leaders who would be committed to national development as they attain personal & professional excellence.

With over 27 years of experience in coaching CEO’s and consulting for organizations, Fela has reportedly helped several leaders attain clarity, around their core essence, vision and mission.

Fredrick Nwabufo, publisher of TheLink, and CEO of Line and Link Limited, is a renowned columnist, journalist, thought leader, and communications specialist whose career as a journalist transverses radio, TV, print and online media and has written many popular and thought-provoking essays.

As a thought leader, Fredrick is said to have led conversations and provided disciplined opinions on many broadcast media platforms as he dispenses his experience and knowledge through speaking engagements and appearances at seminars, trainings and workshops.

He is a mentor to many writers and continues to stimulate conversations through daring and incisive essays.

The FG’s appointment is coming amidst the certificate forgery saga between the president and the the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Waziri Abubakar following the release of the president’s academic records by the Chicago State University, CSU, in compliance with a recent court order by Judge Nancy Maldonado.

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