Tinubu appoints Durotoye, Nwabufo, Nwabuwa, two others into presidential media advisory team

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the following men and women to serve in the Office of the President under the Media and Publicity Directorate with full respect for the tenets of Nigeria’s federal character principle and the supremacy of merit:

According to the statement issued by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, the appointed Fela Durotoye (Senior Special Assistant to the President — National Values & Social Justice), Fredrick Nwabufo (Senior Special Assistant to the President — Public Engagement), Linda Nwabuwa-Akhigbe (Senior Special Assistant to the President — Strategic Communications), Aliyu Audu (Special Assistant to the President — Public Affairs) and Mr. Francis Abah (Personal Assistant to the President — Special Duties).

The statement also said Tinubu has further approved the secondment Akhigbe to serve as the Communications Adviser to the President of the ECOWAS Commission.

He 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 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.