President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 26 Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) and Advisors.
Some of the new appointments include the current Lagos State Head of Service (HoS) , Mr Hakeem Muri- Okunola, former Editor of LEADERSHIP Newspaper, Stanley Nkwocha, Moremi Ojudu, first daughter of Babafemi Ojudu, the former Special Political Adviser to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and Chioma Nweze, an aide to the Minister of Works, David Umahi.
This was contained in a statement by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume.
Here is the Full List of the new SSAs:
1. Abdullahi Tanko Yakasai – SSA Community Engagement (North-West)
2. Chioma Nweze – SSA Community Engagement (South-East)
3. Abiodun Essiet – SSA Community Engagement (North-Central
4. Moremi Ojudu – SSA Community Engagement (South-West)
5. Abdulhamid Yahaya Abba – SSA Community Engagement (North-East) Bola Tinubu appointment today – Economy (Vice President’s Office):
6. Tope Kolade Fasua – Special Adviser Economy
7. Stanley Nkwocha – SSA Media (Vice President’s Office)
8. Sadiq S Jambo – SA Economy (Vice President’s Office)
9. Dr. Muhammad Bulama – SSA Special Duty (Vice President’s Office)
10. Mahmud Muhammad – Personal Assistant Domestic North-East (Vice President’s Office)
11. Ahmed Ningi – SSA Digital Media and Emergency Management (Vice President’s Office)
12. Musa Amshi Muhammad Al-Amin – SSA Special Duties (Vice President’s Office)
13. Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola – PPS (Principal Private Secretary to the President)
14. Usman Dabban – PA Catering
15. Elijah Adeniyi – PA Teleprompter
16. Barr. Yejide Ogundipe – SSA Food Security
17. Abiodun Arogundade – SSA Technical Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education
18. Emmanuella Eduozor – SA Multimedia Content Production
19. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire – SSA Sustainable Development Goal
20. Princess Atika – Senior Special Advisor to the President on Social Events
21. Yetunde Adeniji – SSA on School Feeding
22. Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye – Board member of the National Population Commission
23. Jide Obanikoro – SA Education
24. Yetunde Adeniji – Special Assistant on Women Affairs
25. Dr. Aliyu Modibbo – SA General Duties
26. Hon. Abiodun Yunusa – SA Agriculture
The 51-year-old Hakeem Muri-Okunola holds a first degree in law from Lagos State University (LASU) and a Master’s degree in International Business Law from Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London.
An experienced public administrator and technocrat, the new Principal Private Secretary (PPS) to the President was at various times Associate Solicitor, Adepetun, Caxton-Martins and Agbor, Company Secretary/Legal Adviser at Ibile Holdings Limited, Personal Assistant to Governor of Lagos State, Executive Secretary, Land Use and Allocation Committee and Permanent Secretary in Lagos State Public Service.
Hakeem Muri-Okunola is the first son of the respected late jurist, Justice Muritala Okunola.
He is expected to assume office on Monday, September 18.
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