KHAYGOLD:
A yoruba and hausa. What of igbo? cross legs

ayusco85:
Kayode ogundamisi just sent a bc on bbm. I guess its confirmed.

President Buhari appoints Femi Adesina, Garba Shehu as Spokesmen
 
Abuja, Nigeria, 31 May 2015: President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the first set of appointments into his administration.
 
The President on Sunday evening, May 31st 2015 named Mr Femi Adesina and Mal. Garba Shehu as his spokesmen. Femi Adesina will serve as Special Adviser (Media and Publicity) while Garba Shehu will be the new Senior Special Assistant (Media and Publicity).
 
The President has also approved the appointment of Mal. Lawal Abdullahi Kazaure as the State Chief of Protocol (SCOP).
 
Mr Adesina is the current President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) and serves as the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of The Sun newspapers.
Garba Shehu served as the Director, Media and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Council. He was the President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors sixteen years ago.
 
Abdullahi Kazaure is a career Foreign Service official and currently serves in Aso Rock Villa as a Special Assistant (Presidential Matters).

Signed:
Garba Shehu
Senior Special Assistant (Media and Publicity)
Aso Rock Villa
Abuja.

Billyonaire:
Where is the change ?

biafransoul:
Is This agent of 'change' not supposed to have a very lean government? Why appointing two people to the same office? I thought it was haram for Gej to have special advisers and assistant ones. Apc hypocrisy stinks.

Firefire:
Interesting episode...

How prudent will the administration of Buahari be after duplication of office and appointment to same / similar role of more than one individual like in the previous administration?

What has CHANGE ?

I implore Nigerians to be on the watch.

Mexense:
I' always wondered why there was a Ruben Abati and then a Doyin Okupe. Both did virtually same job. I saw no difference.

Is Buhari trying to replicate that?? If yes, I guess we might as well pan the lean govt mantra.

Firefire:
Interesting episode...

How prudent will the administration of Buahari be after duplication of office and appointment to same / similar role of more than one individual like in the previous administration?

What has CHANGE ?

I implore Nigerians to be on the watch.

arbitter:





The Assistant will be writing speeches and setting up press conferences and briefing the press and so on.

An Special Adviser is responsible for developing and promoting the agenda of the President and leading its media campaign, especially Social Media in this case


How is that a duplication of duties?

Stunner5:
Special adviser-to advise the presidenCy on matters relating to media ie both d constructive and destructive criticism that will be coming in from all angles while senior special assistant will be saddled wif discharging media related programmes for d presidency as well as organizing press conference and preparing d presidency for likely questions that will be coming

zik4ever:

Not doubting their competence but I perceive he's trying to balance competing interests here oh!

arbitter:


Abati wrote Jonathans speeches and did other stuff behind the scenes while Okupe was sent to talk to the press and so on. If you thought they did the same thing then thats because they both sucked at their jobs. Plus there wasnt much Press briefing done so one person i.e Okupe was not doing that much because its his Job to brief the Press DAILY.

arbitter:





The Assistant will be writing speeches and setting up press conferences and briefing the press and so on.

An Special Adviser is responsible for developing and promoting the agenda of the President and leading its media campaign, especially Social Media in this case


How is that a duplication of duties?

dunkem21:

..The same duplication of posts characterized by the "clueless" administration. ..No change of tactics ..

..Congrats, Femi and Garba.

arbitter:





The Assistant will be writing speeches and setting up press conferences and briefing the press and so on.

An Special Adviser is responsible for developing and promoting the agenda of the President and leading its media campaign, especially Social Media in this case


How is that a duplication of duties?

doctokwus:
Good appointments.Particularly excited with that of Adeshina. Believe d duo would be a marked departure from d 2 clowns that hitherto held d post.
I know this officially heralds d appointments that would come in torrents this week because this would b d men that would be making the announcements.
Excitement is back in the air!

davodyguy:
I need to get something about this clumsy appointments in Nigeria

Can someone define their roles?
One special adviser and the other senior special assistant

Who does the job of Ruben Abati between the two of them?

arbitter:





The Assistant will be writing speeches and setting up press conferences and briefing the press and so on.

An Special Adviser is responsible for developing and promoting the agenda of the President and leading its media campaign, especially Social Media in this case


How is that a duplication of duties?

The President on Sunday evening, named Mr Femi Adesina and Mal. Garba Shehu as his spokesmen. Femi Adesina will serve as Special Adviser (Media and Publicity) while Garba Shehu will be the new Senior Special Assistant (Media and Publicity).