A week after the Senate approved a request from President Bola Tinubu to appoint 20 special advisers, the President has named eight persons as his special advisers.
Abiodun Oladunjoye, the State House director of information, in a statement on Thursday, announced the appointment of Dele Alake, a former commissioner of information and strategy in Lagos State, as President Tinubu’s special adviser on special duties, communications and strategy.
Nuhu Ribadu, a former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, was named the special adviser on security while Wale Edun, a former commissioner for finance in Lagos State, was appointed as the special adviser on monetary policies.
Other appointees include Yau Darazo,
special adviser, political and intergovernmental affairs; Olu Verheijen,
special adviser, energy; Zacchaeus Adedeji, special adviser, revenue; John Ugochukwu Uwajumogu, special adviser, industry, trade and investment and Salma Ibrahim Anas, special adviser, health.
According to the press release, the appointments are with immediate effect.
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