President Bola Tinubu Appoints 4 New Special Advisers 3rd Week on Getting to Office

President Bola Tinubu Appoints 4 New Special Advisers 3rd Week on Getting to Office

  • President Bola Tinubu announced fresh appointments of four special advisers on Monday
  • The announcement came along with the appointment of service chiefs, acting inspector general of police, customs CG and others
  • Also in the new release, President Tinubu upgraded Nuhu Ribadu from special adviser on security to national security adviser

Aso Villa, Abuja - President Bola Tinubu has upgraded the list of his special advisers after making eight appointments last week Thursday, June 15.

On Monday, the president announced the suspension of the service chiefs while naming their replacements 4 special advisers.

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President Tinubu appoints 4 new special advisers Photo Credit: Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Source: Twitter

List of new special advisers of President Tinubu

In the new announcement, the president also settled the controversies around the duties of Nuru Ribadu, who was appointed as special adviser on security and was named the National Security Adviser on the new list.

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The newly appointed special advisers are:

  1. Hadiza Bala Usman Special Adviser, Policy Coordination
  2. Hannatu Musa Musawa Special Adviser, Culture and Entertainment Economy
  3. Sen. Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (Senate)
  4. Hon. (Barr) Olarewaju Kunle Ibrahim Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives)

The announcement was disclosed in a statement by Willie Bassey, the Director of Information from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, and shared by Bayo Onanuga, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

How many appointments President Tinubu has made

Earlier in the day, President Tinubu approved the immediate retirement of all the service chiefs, the inspector general of police, and the comptroller general of customs.

The President also announced, with immediate effect, the appointment of new security chiefs, acting inspector general of police, and comptroller general of customs.

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BREAKING: President Tinubu upgrades Nuhu Ribadu to national security adviser

The new development showed that Nuhu Ribadu has been upgraded from a special adviser on security to national security adviser.

See the tweet here:

President Tinubu upgrades Nuhu Ribadu to national security adviser

Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu has upgraded the status of Nuhu Ribadu from special adviser on security to national security adviser.

The president made the announcement alongside the security chief, including the chief of army staff and chief of defence staff.

The announcement of Nuhu Ribadu as NSA has put an end to the controversies generated by his earlier appointment.

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