The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has appointed
his former Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, as Special
Assistant to the President on Digital Communications.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss
Mustapha, confirmed the appointment in a letter of appointment addressed
to Ahmad, dated July 20, 2022. According to Mustapha, the appointment
took effect from July 19, 2022. The appointment came about two months
after the presidential media aide failed to secure the All Progressives
Congress’ Federal House of Representatives ticket for Gaya, Ajingi,
Albasu
Federal Constituency at the May 2022 primaries. The PUNCH reports that
Ahmad had resigned his previous position as Personal Assistant to the
President in line with President Buhari’s directive that all political
appointees seeking electoral
offices step down.
Ahmad who has been spotted several times at the State House by our
correspondent is considered to be the only presidential aide ‘recalled’
by the president since the conclusion of the APC primaries. All cabinet
members and presidential aides who resigned to contest for various
electoral offices in the APC but failed to secure the tickets were not
reinstated.
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