By Mathew Dadiya
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 18 Special Advisers and Senior Special Assistants for the Vice President to actualize the agenda of the Federal Government across the different sectors of the economy.
The team comprise of six Special Advisers and 12 Senior Special Assistants to work in the office of the Vice President, supporting the “Renewed Hope” agenda of the Tinubu administration.
Director Information, Office of the Vice President, Olusola Abiola, on Monday stated that the appointment includes; Rukaiya El-Rufai, Special Adviser (SAD) to the President on NEC and Climate Change; Tope Kolade Fasua as Special Adviser (SAD) to the President on Economic Matters; Aliyu Modibbo Umar, Special Adviser (SAD), General Duties.
Others are, Hakeem Baba Ahmed, Special Adviser (SAD) on Political Matters, and Jumoke Oduwole, Special Adviser (SAD) to the President on PEBEC & Investment.
Others include, Sadiq Wanka, Special Adviser (SAD) to the President on Power Infrastructure; Usman Mohammed, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration & Office Coordination; Kingsley Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications; Ishaq Ahmed Ningi, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Digital Media & Emergency Management.
Also, Peju Adebajo, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Investment and Privatisation; Mohammed Bulama, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Political/Special Duties; Kingsley Uzoma, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Agricbusiness and Productivity Enhancement; Gimba Kakanda, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Research and Analytics, and Temitola Adekunle-Johnson, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Job Creation and MSMEs (Micro Small and Medium Enterprises).
Nasir Yammama, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Innovation; Zainab Yunusa, Senior Special Assistant to the President on NEC; Mariam Temitope, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Regional Development Programmes, and Bashir Maidugu, Deputy State House Counsel (Senior Special Assistant to the President), completes the list of appointments in the Vice President’s office.
