February 12, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of former lawmaker, Muhammad Zorro, as the Senior Special Assistant to the president on Public Affairs and Strategy, Office of the First Lady.
Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the president on Media and Publicity, in a statement issued on Saturday, said ” Zorro a famous journalist, brings to the new job decades of experience in media practice, publishing, and unionist leadership. He was at various times president, Nigeria Union of Journalists, West African Journalists Association, and the Federation of African Journalists.
“He was in the House of Representatives, where he chaired the committee on Internally Displaced Persons, Refugees and Initiatives in the North-East.”
The president also approved the immediate redeployment of three of the political appointees in the office of the First Lady to the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, pending their assignment to some other government departments or agencies.
Those affected by the redeployment are: “Dr. Mohammed Abdulrahman, who was Senior Special Assistant to the President on Health and Development Partners and Personal Physician to the First Lady; Hadi Uba, who was Special Assistant to the President on Administration; and Wole Aboderin, who was Special Assistant to the President on Non-Governmental Organisations.”
Also approved by President Buhari, effective February 11, 2022, is the disengagement of Zainab Kazeem, the Special Assistant to the president on Domestic and Social Events, Office of the First Lady.
