President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the disengagement of Zainab Kazeem as Special Assistant to the President on Domestic and Social Events in the Office of the First Lady, with effect from Friday, February 11.
At the instance of the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, the President has also approved the immediate redeployment of three of her other aides to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, pending their assignment to some other government departments or agencies.
A statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu on Saturday explained that those affected by the redeployment are Senior Special Assistant to the President on Health and Development Partners and Personal Physician to the First Lady, Dr. Mohammed Kamal Abdulrahman; Special Assistant to the President on Administration, Hadi Uba and the Special Assistant to the President on Non-Governmental Organisations, NGOs, Wole Aboderin.
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Meanwhile, President Buhari has approved the appointment of a journalist, politician and former federal lawmaker, Mohammed Sani Zorro as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs and Strategy, in the Office of the First Lady.
Zorro, a famous journalist brings to the new job his decades-long experience in media practice, publishing and unionist leadership.
He was at various times President, of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, West African Journalists Association, WAJA and the Federation of African Journalists, FAJ.
He was in the House of Representatives where he chaired the Committee on Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, Refugees and Initiatives on the North East.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
