Buhari appoints First Lady’s biographer as Nigeria’s ambassador to UNESCO

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Hajo Sani, the woman who authored the biography of his wife, Aisha Buhari as Ambassador/Permanent delegate of Nigeria to the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

The appointment of Mrs Sani comes less than a week since her biography of Mrs Buhari, ‘Aisha Buhari: Being Different’ was launched at the presidential villa in Abuja.

Sani is presently the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration and Women Affairs.

The President also made other appointment into in the education sector.

Below are the appointments:

Prof. John Okpako Enaohwo, Chairman, Governing Board of National Commission for Colleges of Education, (NCCE), Abuja.
Prof. Abdullahi A. Abba, Pro- Chancellor/ Chairman, Governing Council, Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo, Benue State.
Prof. Idris Muhammad Bugaje, Executive Secretary, National Board For Technical Education, (NBTE) Kaduna,
Dr. Benjamin Ogbole Abakpa as Executive Secretary of National Senior Secondary Education Commission, (NSSEC), Abuja.
Prof. Paulinus Chijikoke Okwelle, Executive Secretary, National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), Abuja.
Prof. Ibrahim Muhammad as Director/CEO, Nigerian Arabic Language Village, Ngala, Borno state.