The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbashas appointed Leke Bayeiwu as Chief Press Secretary and Musa Ahmed as Special Assistant for Print Media.
Mr. Bayeiwu is a reporter for Punch newspaper, while Mr. Ahmed works for the Daily Independent, and both cover the House.
This was contained in a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi, in Abuja on Monday.
He said the appointment was a sequel to the actual delivery of his legislative agenda to the Tenth House of Representatives.
Other appointees include Jamil Muhammed as Deputy Chief of Staff (Administration), Dunkwu Chamberlain Deputy Chief of Staff (Legislative) and Ahmed Safana Special Adviser, Special Duties.
Others are Hamisu Kubau, Special Adviser, Political Affairs; Samuel Ajayi, Special Assistant, Legal Affairs; Osazee Ogundijie, Special Assistant, Legislative Affairs.
Also named are Aminu Ramalqn, Special Assistant, Finance; Ibrahim Gusau, Special Assistant, International and Interparliamentary Affairs; Lamir Rahim, Special Assistant, Youth Affairs.
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Yetunde Adeniji, Special Assistant, Women’s Affairs, Raphael Nnana Igbokwe, Special Assistant, Intergovernmental Affairs, and Zakari Aliyu, Principal Secretary, were also appointed.
The speaker advised the new political appointees to perform their duties in accordance with the new schedule of duties in the Office of the Spokesperson.
He urged them to show their maximum commitment to the implementation of the legislative agenda of the X House of Representatives, adding that the appointments take immediate effect.
(YAYA)