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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Tajudeen Abbas, has appointed a reporter with The PUNCH Newspaper, Leke Bayeiwu, as his Chief Press Secretary (CPS).
Bayeiwu is among the 33 fresh appointments announced by the Speaker on Monday. He was until his latest appointment The PUNCH correspondent covering the National Assembly for the newspaper.
Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, Musa Abdullahi Krishi, who announced the appointment in a statement on Monday, also named a reporter with Daily Independent, Ahmed Baba Musa, as the Special Assistant on Print Media to the Speaker.
Musa covered the House of Representatives for the medium prior to his appointment.
He said the appointments take immediate effect.
See full list of appointees below:
1. ENGR. JAMIL AHMED MUHAMMED – DEP. CHIEF OF STAFF – ADMINISTRATION
2. DR. DUNKWU CHAMBERLAIN – DEP. CHIEF OF STAFF – LEGISLATIVE
3. HON. AHMED DAYYABU SAFANA – SPECIAL ADVISER, SPECIAL DUTIES
4. DR. HAMISU IBRAHIM KUBAU – SPECIAL ADVISER, POLITICAL MATTERS
5. BARR. SAMUEL AJAYI – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, LEGAL MATTERS
6. BARR. OSAZEE MELODY OGUNDIJIE – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
7. BARR. AMINU RAMALAN – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, FINANCE
8. AMB. IBRAHIM HAMIDU GUSAU – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, INTERNATIONAL AND INTERPARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
9. LAMIR UMAR IBRAHIM – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, YOUTH MATTERS
10. YETUNDE ADENIJI – SPECIAL – ASSISTANT, WOMEN AFFAIRS
11. HON. RAPHAEL NNANA IGBOKWE – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, INTERGOVERMENTAL AFFAIRS
12. ZAKARI ALIYU
PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY
13. LEKE BAYEIWU – CHIEF PRESS SECRETARY
14. NURA ADAMU – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, BROADCAST MEDIA
15. AHMED BABA MUSA – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, PRINT MEDIA
16. OLABAMIJI ENITAN JOWOSIMI – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, NEW MEDIA
17. ALIYU GARBA WAZIRI – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, EXECUTIVE RELATIONS AND JOB CREATION
18. MOHAMMED SALAME – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY – ICT
19. HON. FRIDAY ITULAH – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, POLITICAL MATTERS(SOUTH SOUTH)
20. HON. GODFREY GAIYA – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, POLITICAL MATTERS(NORTH WEST)
21. HANMATION MARK TERSOO – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, POLITICAL MATTERS (NORTH CENTRAL)
22. HON. ZAKARI GALADIMA – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, POLITICAL MATTERS (NORTH EAST)
23. ABDULSALAM BABAKAYODE – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, POLITICAL MATTERS (SOUTH WEST)
24. HON. OKWUDILI CHRISTOPHER EZENWANKWO – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, POLITICAL MATTERS (SOUTH EAST)
25. HON. ABDULAHI SA’AD ABDULKADIR – SPECIAL ASSISTANT, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs)
26. LAWAL SHEHU ALIYU – SENIOR LEGISLATIVE AIDE – NEW MEDIA 1
27. MARY ANN UJU ONYEJIMBE – SENIOR LEGISLATIVE AIDE
28. NURA MUSTAPHA – SENIOR LEGISLATIVE AIDE
29. YAHAYA AMINU PATE – SENIOR LEGISLATIVE AIDE – (PERSONAL ASSISTANT)
30. AUWAL USMAN KOMBANI – SENIOR LEGISLATIVE AIDE – NEW MEDIA II
31. VICTOR NGUN – SENIOR LEGISLATIVE AIDE, VISUAL COMMUNICATION
32. ANDREW FABIAN – SENIOR LEGISLATIVE AIDE – PHOTOGRAPHY
33. DAVID ADEBAYO DOLAPO – SENIOR LEGISLATIVE AIDE – OFFICIAL VIDEOGRAPHER
