Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, elder brother of Datti Baba Ahmed, Labour Party, LP, vice-presidential candidate tops the list of newly appointed aides of Vice President Kashim Shettima.
Hakeem Baba-Ahmed is also the spokesperson of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF.
The announcement of the appointment was made on Monday in a statement issued by Olusola Abiola, a director of information in the office of the vice-president.
Abiola said the appointment which was made by President Bola Tinubu had 17 other persons.
The new team, he said, was made up of six special advisers and 12 senior special assistants.
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The new appointees are:
Rukaiya El-Rufai, special adviser, NEC and Climate Change
Tope Kolade Fasua, special adviser, economic matters
Aliyu Modibbo Umar, special adviser, general duties
Hakeem Baba Ahmed, special adviser, political matters
Jumoke Oduwole, special adviser, PEBEC and Investment
Sadiq Wanka, special adviser, power infrastructure
Usman Mohammed, senior special assistant, administration and office coordination
Kingsley Stanley Nkwocha, senior special assistant, media and communications
Ishaq Ahmed Ningi, senior special assistant, digital media and emergency management
Peju Adebajo, senior special assistant, investment and privatisation
Mohammed Bulama, senior special assistant, political/special duties
Kingsley Uzoma, senior special assistant, agribusiness and productivity enhancement
Gimba Kakanda, senior special assistant, research and analytics
Temitola Adekunle-Johnson, senior special assistant, job creation and MSMEs.
Nasir Yammama, senior special assistant, innovation
Zainab Yunusa, senior special assistant, NEC
Mariam Temitope, senior special assistant, regional development programmes
Bashir Maidugu, deputy state house counsel
