The President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Linda Akhigbe, and a one-time presidential candidate, Fela Durotoye, as members of the Media & Publicity Directorate.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, on Monday, October 9.
Durotoye, who contested for the presidential sit under the Alliance for New Nigeria party in 2019, was appointed as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Values and Social Justice.
Linda Akhigbe, on the other hand is to serve as the Communications Adviser to the President of the ECOWAS Commission.
She is a graduate of Mass Communication from the Federal Polytechnic Auchi, Edo State, and until her recent appointment was Channels Television’s Senate correspondent.
Other appointees include, Mr. Fredrick Nwabufo, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Engagement; Mrs. Linda Nwabuwa Akhigbe, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Engagement.
Also, Mr. Aliyu Audu, Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs; Mr. Francis Adah Abah, Personal Assistant to the President on Special Duties.
However, Ajuri said that “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.”
