Politics

Tinubu appoints Jega, Abdulaziz as media aides

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has appointed Mahmud Jega as Special Adviser, Public Affairs, and Abdulaziz Abdulaziz as Special Assistant on Media and Publicity.

This was contained in a statement made available to The Star on Sunday by Tinubu’s media aide, Tunde Rahman.

Tinubu stated that the two appointees would deploy their expertise and deep understanding of political issues across the country particularly in the North in shoring up the activities of the media team.

Until his appointment, Jega, an editor, was an in-house analyst for Arise TV and ran a weekly column for Thisday newspaper.

He was also the Editor-in-Chief of an online publication, 21st Century Chronicle.

Following his stint as a lecturer in Biological Sciences at his alma mater, Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, Jega has practiced journalism for over three decades.

For a total of 13 years, he was the Managing Editor, Editor, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, and Editorial Board Chairman of Daily Trust Newspaper.

Prior to that, he served as Editor, New Nigerian Newspapers, Editor of The Sentinel magazine, Kaduna, and Assistant Editor, Citizen magazine.

On the other hand, Abdulaziz, an award-winning journalist and social media influencer, was until his appointment the Deputy General Editor of Daily Trust Newspaper.

He also anchored a morning show for Trust TV, an arm of the Media Trust Group.

Abdulaziz has experience spanning print, online, broadcast, and social media.

He had worked as Correspondent, Bureau Chief, and Regional Editor for the Leadership Newspaper before he joined Blueprint Newspaper which he left in 2017 as Deputy Editor.

Before joining Daily Trust at the beginning of 2021, Abdulaziz also worked with the frontline online newspaper, Premium Times, as Associate Editor.

The Star