President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of five persons 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.
According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Monday, the appointees are; Senior Special Assistant to the President National Values & Social Justice — Fela Durotoye; Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Engagement — Fredrick Nwabufo; Senior Special Assistant to the President, Strategic Communications — Linda Nwabuwa Akhigbe.
Others include Special Assistant to the President, Public Affairs — Aliyu Audu, and Personal Assistant to the President, Special Duties — Francis Adah Abah.
Ngelale said President Tinubu has further approved the secondment of 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,” he added.