Ekiti State Governor Appoints 24-Year-Old as Special Assistant
- 24-year- old Tosin Durodola has been appointed as special assistant on digital communications to Governor Kayode Fayemi
- Durodola was a technical assistant at the Bureau of Communications and Strategy, governor’s office in Ado-Ekiti prior to his appoitment
- The new apppointee served at the digital media unit of the John Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organisation prior to the 2018 Ekiti state governorship poll
Ekiti state - Dr Kayode Fayemi, the governor of Ekiti state announced the appointment of Tosin Durodola as his special assistant on digital communications.
The 24-year-old who hails from Igede-Ekiti, Irepodun/Ifelodun LGA confirmed his appointment in a post shared on his Facebook page on Wednesday, August 11.
Source: Facebook
Until his appointment as an aide to Fayemi, Durodola was a Technical Assistant at the Bureau of Communications and Strategy, Governor’s Office, Ado-Ekiti.
He has a substantial record of research and policy development, and community outreach on broad range of governance, migration, conflict, and displacement-related issues.
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He previously served at the digital media unit of the John Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organisation prior to the 2018 Ekiti State gubernatorial election.
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Jatau, who is the current special assistant on inter-governmental relations to Governor Nasir El-Rufai, made the disclosure to Legit.ng.
The special assistant recently bagged a Masters degree in Public Administration from Harvard University and won multiple awards.
Nigerian governor appoints 38,000 political aides
Meanwhile, Ben Ayade, the governor of Cross River state appointed 38,000 political aides to tackle poverty in the state.
The governor who on Thursday, May 20, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) said the appointment is to afford him the “emotional and social temperature” to discharge his duties.
Ayade stated this in a chat with Arise TV on Friday, May 21. He was quoted to have said:
"I know clearly that poverty is extreme and I decided to bring 38,000 young people into the dining table to allow me the emotional and social temperature to take advantage of my business connection to bring value to Cross River state."
Source: Legit.ng
