President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, appointed eight Special Advisers (SAs), in the third week of his administration.
The appointments were announced in a statement signed by the State House Director of Information, Abiodun Oladunjoye.
The special advisers are; Mr Dele Alake as SA Special Duties, Communications and Strategy and Former EFCC Chairman, Nuhu Ribadu, as SA on Security, and Mr Wale Edun as SA Monetary Policies.
Other Special Advisers appointed by the President include; Yau Darazo (Political and Intergovernmental Affairs); Olu Verheijen (Energy), Zachaeus Adedeji (Revenue), John Uwajumogu (Industry, Trade and Investment) and Dr Salma Anas (Health).
Thursday’s appointments comes eight days after Tinubu asked the Senate to approve his appointment of 20 special advisers to run his administration.
The letter was read by former Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, at a plenary session on Tuesday, June 6.
However, the letter was silent on the names of the persons the President wanted to appoint as special advisers and their portfolios.
