Buhari sacks Aisha’s aide, redeploys others

President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked Zainab Kazeem, the Special Assistant to the President on Domestic and Social Events, Office of the First Lady.

This is just as the President redeployed no fewer than three aides of the First Lady, Aisha Buhari.

The President also approved the appointment of journalist and former lawmaker, Mr. Sani Zorro, as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs and Strategy, Office of the First Lady.

The latest development was made known in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Saturday.

Adesina, in a statement titled, ‘President Buhari Approves Sami Zorro SSA to First Lady, Redeployment and Disengagement of Others’, noted that Buhari temporarily redeployed three aides of the First Lady to the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

The presidential aide further stated that the three aides of the First Lady redeployed were moved to the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, pending their assignment to some other government departments or agencies.

Those affected by the redeployment include Dr. Mohammed Abdulrahman, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Health and Development Partners and Personal Physician to the First Lady; Hadi Uba, the Special Assistant to the President on Administration; and Wole Aboderin, who was Special Assistant to the President on Non-Governmental Organisations.

“Also approved with effect from February 11, is the disengagement of Zainab Kazeem, the Special Assistant to the President on Domestic and Social Events, Office of the First Lady.

“Zorro, a famous journalist, brings to the new job decades of experience in media practice, publishing, and unionist leadership. He was at various times President, Nigeria Union of Journalists, West African Journalists Association, and the Federation of African Journalists.

“He was in the House of Representatives, where he chaired the committee on Internally Displaced Persons, Refugees, and Initiatives in the North-East,” Adesina stated.

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