President Bola Tinubu Monday fortified his media as he prepares for a fierce media war with the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
TheHintsNews reports that the President has been in the eye of the storm as regards questions over the certificate issued to Tinubu by the Chicago State University (CSU) on his graduation from the school in 1979, seems to have come to another head recently.
The Registrar of CSU, Mr. Caleb Westberg, had last week during the deposition disowned the certificate tendered by Tinubu to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2023 presidential polls, as it was different from the original one issued by the school.
However, following a barrage of media attacks from the oppositions who do not appear to be slowing down anytime soon, the President made fresh appointments to beef up his media team.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale made this known in a statement issued in Abuja.
It reads: “President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the following men and women 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:
“Mr. Fela Durotoye (Senior Special Assistant to the President — National Values & Social Justice); Mr. Fredrick Nwabufo (Senior Special Assistant to the President — Public Engagement); Mrs. Linda Nwabuwa Akhigbe (Senior Special Assistant to the President — Strategic Communications); Mr. Aliyu Audu (Special Assistant to the President — Public Affairs); Mr. Francis Adah Abah (Personal Assistant to the President — Special Duties)
“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.
“The President 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.”