Tinubu approves appointment of 18 aides in Vice President’s office [Full List]

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 18 Special Advisers and Senior Special Assistants to actualise the agenda of the Federal Government across the different sectors of the economy.

The Director of Information, Office of the Vice President, Olusola Abiola, made this known in a statement, on Monday in Abuja.

Abiola said that the team comprising six Special Advisers and 12 Senior Special Assistants would work in the office of the vice president, Kashim Shettima, to support the “Renewed Hope Agenda” of the Tinubu administration.

He said that the appointments in the vice president’s office include:

• Rukaiya El-Rufai, Special Adviser to the President on National Economic Council (NEC) and Climate Change
• Tope Kolade Fasua, Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters
• Aliyu Modibbo, Special Adviser, General Duties
• Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, Special Adviser, Political Matters
• Jumoke Oduwole, Special Adviser to the President on Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) and Investment
• Sadiq Wanka, Special Adviser to the President on Power Infrastructure
• Usman Mohammed, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration and Office Coordination
• Kingsley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications
• Ishaq Ningi, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Digital Media and Emergency Management
• Peju Adebajo, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Investment and Privatisation
• Mohammed Bulama, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Political/Special Duties
• Kingsley Uzoma, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Agribusiness and Productivity Enhancement
• Gimba Kakanda, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Research and Analytics
• Temitola Adekunle-Johnson, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Job Creation and MSMEs
• Nasir Yammama, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Innovation
• Zainab Yunusa, Senior Special Assistant to the President on NEC
• Mariam Temitope, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Regional Development Programmes
• Bashir Maidugu, Deputy State House Counsel (Senior Special Assistant to the President)