Lawan appoints CoS, SA media

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has approved the appointments of
Babagana Muhammad Aji and Festus Adedayo as his Chief of Staff and
Special Adviser on Media and Publicity respectively.

A statement by the Special Adviser to the Senate President on
Administration, Dr. Betty Okoroh, said the appointments are with
immediate effect.

“The appointments were made based on merit, experience, track
record and competency of Aji and Adedayo needed by the Senate
President in executing his planned legislative agenda,” the
statement added.

Aji, who is currently an Administrative Coordinator of National
Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Outreach Services, holds a Master
Degree in Educational Planning and Administration, and another one
in Public Administration both from University of Maiduguri.

He started his working carrier with the University of Maiduguri
in 1987 as Administrative Assistant and rose to become the
Registrar of the University in 1997.

He later joined the services of University of Maiduguri Teaching
Hospital (UMTH) where he was appointed as Director in 2016.

He is a member of several professional bodies including the
Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) and Registered
Administrative Managers of Nigeria, and attended several workshops,
trainings and conferences both locally and abroad

Adedayo on the other hand is a holder of PhD in Political
Communication from University of Ibadan, and a member of Editorial
Board of Tribune newspapers.

He was Special Adviser on Media to Oyo state governor between
2011 to 2015, Special Adviser on Media to Enugu state governor
between 2004 to 2007 and Special Assistant to Enugu state governor
on Public Policy Analysis between 2003 and 2004.

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