Full List: Tinubu Approves Appointment of 18 Aides in Shettima’s Office

• President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 18 aides to the office of the vice president
• According to a statement from the office of the vice president, the appointments are to actualise the agenda of the federal government across all sector
• Vice President Kashim Shettima disclosed that the appointments included six special advisers and 12 senior special assistants

Aso Rock, Abuja – Kashim Shettima, the vice president of Nigeria, has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 18 aides to his office to actualise the federal government agenda across all sections.

The vice president announced the development in a tweet on Monday, September 18, adding that the aides cut across special advisers and senior special assistants.

Shettima says the appointments comprise six special advisers and 12 senior special assistants. They would be working in the vice president’s office and promoting the renewed hope agenda of President Tinubu.

Below is the list of the appointees and their positions:

S/N	Names of Appointees	Positions
1	Rukaiya El-Rufai	Special Adviser (SAD) to the President on NEC & Climate Change
2	Tope Kolade Fasua	Special Adviser (SAD) to the President on Economic Matters
3	Aliyu Modibbo Umar	Special Adviser (SAD), General Duties
4	Hakeem Baba Ahmed	Special Adviser (SAD) on Political Matters
5	Jumoke Oduwole	Special Adviser (SAD) to the President on PEBEC & Investment
6	Sadiq Wanka	Special Adviser (SAD) to the President on Power Infrastructure
7	Usman Mohammed	Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration & Office Coordination
8	Kingsley Stanley Nkwocha	Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications
9	Ishaq Ahmed Ningi	Senior Special Assistant to the President on Digital Media & Emergency Management
10	Peju Adebajo	Senior Special Assistant to the President, Investment & Privatisation
11	Mohammed Bulama	Senior Special Assistant to the President on Political/Special Duties
12	Kingsley Uzoma	Senior Special Assistant to the President, Agribusiness & Productivity Enhancement
13	Gimba Kakanda	Senior Special Assistant to the President, Research & Analytics
14	Temitola Adekunle-Johnson	Senior Special Assistant to the President, Job Creation & MSMEs
15	Nasir Yammama	Senior Special Assistant to the President, Innovation
16	Zainab Yunusa	Senior Special Assistant to the President on NEC
17	Mariam Temitope	Senior Special Assistant to the President, Regional Development Programmes
18	Bashir Maidugu	Deputy State House Counsel (Senior Special Assistant to the President)

Farmer-Herder clashes: President Tinubu meets Ganduje, security chiefs

Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with a delegation led by the national chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Ganduje.

The meeting, which was going on at the presidential villa, had in attendance the security chiefs of the country.

While there was yet a statement about the details of the meeting, a source privy to the development disclosed that the delegation was expected to present a document on resolving the farmer-herder clashes in the country.

Source: Legit.ng