Presidency announces Adesina, Shehu, Akande others’ reappointment

The Presidency on Wednesday announced that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reappointment of Mr Femi Adesina as Special Adviser, Media and Publicity and Malam Garba Shehu as Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity.

According to a statement issued in Abuja by Abiodun Oladunjoye, Deputy Director (Information), the President also re-appointed Mr Laolu Akande as Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President.

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Others approved for reappointment are Tolu Ogunlesi, Bashir Ahmad, Lauretta Onochie and Nazir Bashiru as Special Assistant, Digital/New Media, Personal Assistant, New Media, Personal Assistant, Social Media and Personal Assistant, Visual Documentation, respectively.

The statement said following the election of Hon. Shaaban Ibrahim Sharada, the former Personal Assistant, Broadcast Media, as the lawmaker representing Kano Municipal Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, the President has appointed Buhari Sallau as his replacement.

All appointments take effect from May 29, 2019, except that of the new entrant into the team, Buhari Salau, the statement added.