President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of 18 Special Advisers and Senior Special Assistants to actualize the agenda of the Federal Government across the different sectors of the economy.
The team comprising 6 Special Advisers and 12 Senior Special Assistants will work in the office of the Vice President, supporting the “Renewed Hope” agenda of the Tinubu administration.
The appointments in the Vice President’s office, according to a statement, are:
1. Rukaiya El-Rufai, Special Adviser to the President on NEC & Climate Change;
2. Tope Kolade Fasua as Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters
3. Aliyu Modibbo Umar, Special Adviser General Duties
4. Hakeem Baba Ahmed, Special Adviser on Political Matters
5. Jumoke Oduwole, Special Adviser to the President on PEBEC & Investment.
6. Sadiq Wanka, Special Adviser to the President on Power Infrastructure;
7. Usman Mohammed, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration & Office Coordination
8. Kingsley Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications
9. Ishaq Ahmed Ningi, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Digital Media & Emergency Management
10. Peju Adebajo, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Investment & Privatisation
11. Mohammed Bulama, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Political/Special Duties
12. Kingsley Uzoma, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Agricbusiness & Productivity Enhancement
13. Gimba Kakanda, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Research & Analytics
14. Temitola Adekunle-Johnson, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Job Creation & MSMEs.
15. Nasir Yammama, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Innovation
16. Zainab Yunusa, Senior Special Assistant to the President on NEC
17. Mariam Temitope, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Regional Development Programmes
18. Bashir Maidugu, Deputy State House Counsel (Senior Special Assistant to the President)
