On Monday, President Bola Tinubu gave his approval for the hiring of four people to the Office of the President’s Media and Publicity Directorate.
According to an earlier report by Anaedoonline.ng, Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, made the announcement in a statement.
According to Ngelale, the appointment is made with the utmost respect for the Federal Character Principle and the Supremacy of Merit in Nigeria.
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According to him, the president named Fredrick Nwabufo as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Engagement and Fela Durotoye as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Values and Social Justice.
The presidential aide also mentioned the appointment of Aliyu Audu as the Special Assistant to the President for Public Affairs and Linda Nwabuwa Akhigbe as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Strategic Communications.
Francis Adah Abah has been designated as the President’s Personal Assistant on Special Duties, according to Ngelale.
What you should know about the nominees is listed below:
Fela Durotoye
Born on May 12, 1971, Adetokunbo Olufela Durotoye is a well-known business consultant, authority on leadership, and motivational speaker.
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His parents, Layiwola and Adeline Durotoye, both professors at the University of Ibadan in Ibadan, are natives of Ibadan, Oyo State. The Alliance for New Nigeria party’s (ANN) candidate for president of Nigeria in the 2019 elections was Durotoye.
Durotoye is the head of the non-profit, non-governmental GEMSTONE Nation Builders Foundation, which aims to empower young people for transformative leadership and social change.
The 52-year-old is a graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife with an MBA and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with Economics.
He graduated from Harvard University’s Executive Education programme at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Durotoye has worked in the private sector in a variety of positions. In 1992, he was a financial analyst at Ventures & Trusts Limited and in 1998, he was the leader of the department in charge of providing client services at Phillips Consulting Limited.
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When he joined V.I.P Consulting Limited in 2000, the company was restructured and changed from a consulting business to a social enterprise called Visible Impact Limited, where he rose to prominence in customer and human management in Nigeria.
Durotoye, a Christian, is wed to Tara Fela-Durotoye, a Nigerian lawyer, make-up artist, and CEO of House of Tara. The couple has three children together.
Fredrick Nwabufo
Fredrick Nwabufo is a native of Nigeria’s Idemili North Local Government Area and was born in Lagos State.
He has a wealth of expertise in investigative reporting, writing (features, policy & short), editing, publishing, communications, and media management. He is a columnist, journalist, thought leader, communications strategist, and media consultant.
Malala Yousafzai, the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, and President Muhammadu Buhari are just two of the prominent people he has interviewed.
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Nwabuwa Linda Akhigbe
Senior reporter and anchor Linda Nwabuwa Akhigbe has extensive experience working in the broadcast media sector.
She possesses expertise in media relations, journalism, programme production, and presentation.
She holds a Master of Arts degree in media, communications, and public relations from the University of Leicester.
Akhigbe has spent 15 years working for Channels Television.
Indu Aliyu
Kogi State native Audu is a leader in the governing All Progressives Congress (APC). Additionally, he is the leader of the APC Rebirth Movement, a pressure organisation within the government.
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Abah Francis Adah
Adah is an All Progressives Congress (APC) member and a native of Benue State.
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