Abbas made 33 fresh appointment, Names Punch’s reporter Baiyewu as CPS

By Christiana Ekpa

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, on Tuesday made 33 fresh appointments of personal Aides, to assist him in the discharge of his office.
Abbas in as statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi, named Leke Bayeiwu of The Punch Newspaper as his Chief Press Secretary (CPS) and Ahmed Musa of Daily Independent Newspaper as Special Assistant on Print Media.
See the full list of the appointments:
ENGR. JAMIL AHMED MUHAMMED – DEP. CHIEF OF STAFF – ADMINISTRATION
DR. DUNKWU CHAMBERLAIN – DEP. CHIEF OF STAFF – LEGISLATIVE
HON. AHMED DAYYABU SAFANA – SPECIAL ADVISER, SPECIAL DUTIES
DR. HAMISU IBRAHIM KUBAU – SPECIAL ADVISER, POLITICAL MATTERS
BARR. SAMUEL AJAYI – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, LEGAL MATTERS
BARR. OSAZEE MELODY OGUNDIJIE – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
BARR. AMINU RAMALAN – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, FINANCE
AMB. IBRAHIM HAMIDU GUSAU – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, INTERNATIONAL AND INTERPARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
LAMIR UMAR IBRAHIM – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, YOUTH MATTERS
YETUNDE ADENIJI – SPECIAL – ASSISTANT, WOMEN AFFAIRS
HON. RAPHAEL NNANA IGBOKWE – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, INTERGOVERMENTAL AFFAIRS
ZAKARI ALIYU
PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY
LEKE BAYEIWU – CHIEF PRESS SECRETARY
NURA ADAMU – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, BROADCAST MEDIA
AHMED BABA MUSA – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, PRINT MEDIA
OLABAMIJI ENITAN JOWOSIMI – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, NEW MEDIA
ALIYU GARBA WAZIRI – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, EXECUTIVE RELATIONS AND JOB CREATION
MOHAMMED SALAME – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY – ICT
HON. FRIDAY ITULAH – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, POLITICAL MATTERS(SOUTH SOUTH)
HON. GODFREY GAIYA – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, POLITICAL MATTERS(NORTH WEST)
HANMATION MARK TERSOO – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, POLITICAL MATTERS (NORTH CENTRAL)
HON. ZAKARI GALADIMA – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, POLITICAL MATTERS (NORTH EAST)
ABDULSALAM BABAKAYODE – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, POLITICAL MATTERS (SOUTH WEST)
2HON. OKWUDILI CHRISTOPHER EZENWANKWO – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, POLITICAL MATTERS (SOUTH EAST)
HON. ABDULAHI SA’AD ABDULKADIR – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs)
LAWAL SHEHU ALIYU – SENIOR LEGISLATIVE AIDE – NEW MEDIA 1
MARY ANN UJU ONYEJIMBE – SENIOR LEGISLATIVE AIDE
NURA MUSTAPHA – SENIOR LEGISLATIVE AIDE
YAHAYA AMINU PATE – SENIOR LEGISLATIVE AIDE – (PERSONAL ASSISTANT)
AUWAL USMAN KOMBANI – SENIOR LEGISLATIVE AIDE – NEW MEDIA II
VICTOR NGUN – SENIOR LEGISLATIVE AIDE, VISUAL COMMUNICATION
ANDREW FABIAN – SENIOR LEGISLATIVE AIDE – PHOTOGRAPHY
DAVID ADEBAYO DOLAPO – SENIOR LEGISLATIVE AIDE – OFFICIAL VIDEOGRAPHER
The Speaker advised the new political appointees to discharge their duties in compliance with the new Schedule of Duties in the Office of the Speaker and utmost commitment to the implementation of the Legislative Agenda of the 10th House of Representatives.
He said added that the appointments take immediate effect.