President Muhammadu Buhari has re-appointed Ade Ipaye as Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande says in a statement.

Akande, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said that Ipaye was a former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State.

He said the president also approved the re-appointment of Dr Adeyemi Dipeolu, as the Special Adviser to President on Economic Matters.

According to him, Mrs Maryam Uwais retains her position as Special Adviser to the President on Social Investment Programme while Sen. Babafemi Ojudu, remains the Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters.

He said that also re-appointed was Dr Jumoke Oduwole, who would serve as the Special Adviser to the President on Ease Of Doing Business.

Akande said that Buhari also appointed Mr Ahmadi Zakari as Special Adviser on Infrastructure and former Special Adviser on Education to ex-governor Akinwunmi Ambode, Mr Obafela Bank-Olemoh, as Senior Special Assistant on Education Interventions.

Others are former Commissioner for Information in Edo State, Louis Odion as Senior Technical Assistant on Print Media, and Mr Ajuri Ngelale, as Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs in the Presidency.

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He said that all the appointees would serve in the Office of the Vice President.

The spokesman said that except for Zakari, Bank-Olemoh, Odion and Ngelale, all the other appointments were effective from May 29.

 

NAN