BREAKING: Tinubu Makes 5 New Appointments, Fela Durotoye, 4 Others Make List

• Mr. Fela Durotoye has been appointed as the special assistant to the president on national values and social justice
• Mr. Fredrick Nwabufowas also appointed as the senior special assistant to the president on public engagement
• Bola Tinubu confirmed their appointment alongside three others in his media team, in a statement issued on Monday by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale

State House, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has confirmed the appointment of new members to the presidential media team.

Details of Tinubu's new appointees emerge

Tinubu approved the appointment of the new heads to serve in the Office of the President under the media and publicity directorate with full respect for the tenets of Nigeria's federal character principle and the supremacy of merit.

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Ajuri Ngelale, the special adviser to the president on media and publicity, confirmed the development in a statement on Monday, October 9.

According to the state house press release shared by @DOlusegun, an aide to the president on social media, on his X page (formerly Twitter) the new appointees are:

(1) Mr. Fela Durotoye (Senior Special Assistant to the President — National Values & Social Justice)

(2) Mr. Fredrick Nwabufo (Senior Special Assistant to the President — Public Engagement)

(3) Mrs. Linda Nwabuwa Akhigbe (Senior Special Assistant to the President — Strategic Communications)

(4) Mr. Aliyu Audu (Special Assistant to the President — Public Affairs)

(5) Mr. Francis Adah Abah (Personal Assistant to the President — Special Duties)

Tinubu gives further instructions and tasks new appointees

From the statement, President Tinubu has further approved the secondment of Mrs. Linda Nwabuwa Akhigbe to serve as the communications adviser to the president of the ECOWAS Commission.

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"The president thereby tasks all new appointees who are serving in the media and publicity directorate to uphold the highest standards of decorum and decency in their engagements with all members of the public as they advance the president's determined bid to renew the hope of Nigerians in a restructured economy and unified society that caters sufficiently to the needs of all, regardless of any differences", Ngelale noted.

Senate confirms Tinubu’s ministerial nominee who collapsed during screening, 2 others

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Senate confirmed three ministerial nominees, Balarabe Abbas Lawal from Kaduna State, Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim from Kwara State and Mr Ayodele Olawande from Ondo State, in addition to the 45 approved by the Red Chamber in August.

The duo of Dr. Ibrahaim and Mr. Olawande were nominated as minister of youths and minister of state for youths, respectively.

On Wednesday afternoon, October 4, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the confirmation of the ministers after they were cleared through a voice vote by senators at the plenary.

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Tinubu declares N25,000 additional pay for low-grade workers

Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu has announced N25,000 additional pay for an average low-grade worker for the next six months.

In his broadcast of the 63rd Independence Day speech, the president said his administration is doing all to alleviate the effect of removing the fuel subsidy.

Tinubu also announced that his administration will extend the social safety net by expanding the cash transfer programme to 15 million vulnerable homes.

Source: Legit.ng