The President also appointed Muhammad Sani Zorro as the Office of the First Lady’s Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs and Strategy.

Garba Shehu, the Presidential Spokesman, announced this in a statement on Saturday.

According to the statement, the President transferred three aides from the First Lady’s office to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation’s office.
“The President also approved the immediate redeployment of three of the political appointees in her office to the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, pending their assignment to some other government departments or agencies.”

“Those affected by the redeployment are Dr. Mohammed Kamal Abdulrahman, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Health and Development Partners and Personal Physician to the First Lady; Hadi Uba, Special Assistant to the President on Administration and Wole Aboderin, Special Assistant to the President on Non-Governmental Organisations, NGOs.

“Also approved with effect from 11th February is the disengagement of Zainab Kazeem, the Special Assistant to the President on Domestic and Social Events, Office of the First Lady.”

The statement stated that Zorro, who is a journalist, politician, and former lawmaker, brings to the new job wealth of experience in media practice, publishing, and unionist leadership.

It added: “Zorro, a famous journalist brings to the new job decades-long experience in media practice, publishing, and unionist leadership.

“He was at various times President, Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, West African Journalists Association (WAJA) and the Federation of African Journalists, FAJ.

“He was in the House of Representatives where he chaired the committee on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Refugees and Initiatives on North East.”