16, May 2023
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday named eight persons as special advisers, said State House Director Information, Abiodun Oladunjoye.
In a statement, Oladunjoye said the President appointed Dele Alake as his Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy and Yau Darazo as Special Adviser on Political and Intergovernmental Affairs.
Tinubu also appointed Nuhu Ribadu as his Special Adviser on Security and Wale Edun as Special Adviser on Monetary Policies.
The President appointed Olu Verheijen as Special Adviser on Energy and Zachaeus Adedeji as Special Adviser on Revenue.
Others are John Uwajumogu (Special Adviser, Industry, Trade and Investment), and Salma Anas (Special Adviser, Health).
The appointments are with immediate effect, the statement concluded.
The fresh appointments followed the Senate’s approval of Tinubu’s request for 20 Special Advisers on June 6, 2023.
On June 2, 2023, Tinubu appointed Speaker of the 9th House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, as his Chief of Staff, while Ibrahim Hadejia, a former Deputy Governor of Jigawa State, was named his Deputy Chief of Staff.
The President also named a former Governor of Benue State and immediate past Minister of Special Duties, George Akume, to serve as Secretary to the Government of th.e Federation
Ministerial Appointments To Be Next?
On May 29, 2023 during the inauguration of the Tinubu as Nigeria’s President, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), James Faleke, said the President will unveil members of his cabinet within 60 days in office.
Many analysts had attributed the slow take-off of the Muhammadu Buhari administration to his late announcement of ministers. Buhari, who handed over to Tinubu after eight years, unveiled his cabinet six months after his inauguration in 2015.
However, Nigerians expect Tinubu to do things differently and name his ministers that would constitute the Federal Executive Council in record time.
