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Tinubu appoints Daniel Bwala, Atiku’s ex-spokesman as Special Adviser on Media, three DGs

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President Bola Tinubu has appointed Daniel Bwala, the Special Adviser on Media and Public Communications and three Directors-General for some government agencies and department.

Bwala was a former spokesman for the Atiku Abubakar campaign organization in the 2023 presidential poll.

The Special Adviser to the President on
Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
announced this in a statement obtained by Persecondnews.

It said: “President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of three Nigerians as directors-general of various agencies and one special adviser on Public Communications and Media.

The new appointees are:
* Mr. Olawale Olopade — Director-General, National Sports Commission

*Dr. Abisoye Fagade — Director-General, National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism

*Dr. Adebowale Adedokun — Director-General, Bureau of Public Procurement and Daniel Bwala — Special Adviser, Media and Public Communications (State House).

Olopade, the new Director-General of the National Sports Commission, is a sports administrator with many years of experience in the sector.

He had served as Commissioner for Youth and Sports in Ogun State in the Gov. Gbenga Daniel administration and chairman of the local organising committee of the 2024 National Sports Festival.

The new Director-General of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism, Dr. Abisoye Fagade is a marketing communication professional.

He is the founder and managing director of Sodium Brand Solutions.

Adedokun, the new helmsman of the Bureau of Public Procurement, was the director of Research/Training and Strategic Planning at the bureau before his appointment.

The Special Adviser on Public Communications and Media, Mr. Daniel Bwala is a lawyer and notable public affairs analyst.

Onanuga said the President enjoined the newly appointed officers to discharge their duties with dedication, patriotism, and excellence.

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