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Official:Abati now Jonathan’s spokesman, Oghiadomhe ,Oronto
return
Newsdiaryonline Wed July 6,2011
New Presidential Spokesman:Dr Reuben Abti
All hopes that Mr Ima Niboro might regain his job as the media
spokesman to President Goodluck Jonathan have been dashed
as the president’s aides
were named today. Respected journalist ,Dr Reuben Abati replaces
Niboro as the new Adviser to the President on Media and
Publicity.He comes to the office having been a renowned
columnist with The
Guardian.He was also chairman editorial board of the
highly respected
The
Guardian
newspapers.Some of Abati’s
opinions were also published on our fast growing news site
Newsdiaryonline.com
.Media practitioners hope he will be more
accessible
and friendly towards his colleagues and change the negative
perception of the office through credible interaction with
practitioners. It is hoped also
he will truly improve
the channel of communications between the presidency and
media practitioners.
Mike Oghiadomhe
however survived as
he returned once again as the chief of staff to the
president .His office became a turf of some rather fierce
‘battles’ between contending forces in the presidency.
Other aides named in a statement by Anyim Pius Anyim,Secreatary
to the Government of the Federation today include Eng. Mohammed
Kachalla Abubakar, mni (Deputy Chief of Staff to the
President) ;
Amb. Hassan Tukur (Principal Secretary to the President) ;Prof.
Abubakar Sambo (Special Adviser to the President on Energy) ;
Mrs. Sarah Akuben Pane (Special Adviser to the President on
Social Development) ; Dr. Tunji Olagunju (Special Adviser to
the President on NEPAD) ;Mrs. Sarah Jibril (Special Adviser to
the President on Ethics and Values) ;Mr. Oronto Douglas
(Special Adviser to the President on Research and Strategy)
;Senator Joy Emordi (Special Adviser to the President on
National Assembly Matters) Also appointed today include Hon.
Kingsley Kuku (Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta
Affairs) ;Dr. Pius Olakunle Osunyikanmi (Special Adviser to the
President on International Relations) ; Prof. Dan Adebiyi
(Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties) ; Mrs.
Asma’u Abdulkadir (Special Adviser to the President on Gender
Issues) ;
Nze Sullivan Akachukwu Nwakpo (Special Adviser to the President
on Technical Matters) ;Yakubu Abdullahi (Special Adviser to the
President on Political Matters (Office of theVice President)
;Barr. Bashir Sufyan (Special Adviser to the President on Legal
Matters (Office of the Vice President) and
Senator
Isaiah Ballat (Special Adviser to the President for Special
Duties (Office of theVice President) .
They will be sworn in on Thursday at the Council Chambers of the
Presidential Villa,Abuja at 2.00 in the afternoon.
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