The President of the Nigerian Senate, Ahmed Lawan, has dropped Dr Festus Adedayo as his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity.

Adedayo’s appointment on Tuesday sparked an outrage on social media with many supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) calling for his sack over claims that he is a staunch critic of the Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

While calling for his removal, APC supporters who felt peeved by his appointment had dedicated a hash tag #SackFestusAdedayo to call for his removal.

The hashtag became a trending topic on Twitter on Wednesday.

NAN reported that a statement from Office of President of the Senate on Thursday in Abuja, said that it reviewed the appointment of Adedayo and rescinded its earlier decision on it.

The statement was signed by Mohammed Isa, Special Assistant to the Senate President on Media and Publicity.

It said:

“the Office of the President of the Senate has reviewed the appointment of Mr Festus Adedayo as Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the President of the Senate and decided to rescind its decision on the appointment.

“The office wishes Mr Adedayo the best in his future endeavours.’’