Shakeup Hits Presidency As Buhari Sacks Aisha’s Aide

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved Zainab Kazeem’s immediate dismissal from the Office of the First Lady’s Special Assistant to the President on Domestic and Social Events.

Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Media and Publicity, confirmed this in a statement released on Saturday.

According to the statement, “the President also approved the immediate redeployment of three of the political appointees in her office to the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, pending their assignment to some other government departments or agencies” at the request of the First Lady, Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari.

Dr. Mohammed Abdulrahman, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Health and Development Partners and Personal Physician to the First Lady; Hadi Uba, Special Assistant to the President on Administration; and Wole Aboderin, Special Assistant to the President on Non-Governmental Organizations are among those affected by the redeployment.

“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.”