President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday, authorised the appointment of Muhammad Sani Zorro, a former lawmaker, as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs and Strategy, Office of the First Lady.
This is as Buhari approved the sack of an aide and redeployment of three other aides of the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, to the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
This was made known in a statement titled, ‘President Buhari Approves Sami Zorro SSA to First Lady, Redeployment and Disengagement of Others’ on Saturday by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity.
“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,” the statement read in part.
Those affected by the redeployment include Hadi Uba (Special Assistant to the President on Administration),