By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, ABUJA

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of five new aides to serve in the Office of the President under the Media and Publicity Directorate.

According to a statement published by Mr. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, the new appointments are made with full respect for the tenets of Nigeria's federal character principle and the primacy of merit:

Mr. Fela Durotoye (Senior Special Assistant to the President — National Values & Social Justice), Mr. Fredrick Nwabufo (Senior Special Assistant to the President — Public Engagement), and Mrs. Linda Nwabuwa Akhigbe (Senior Special Assistant to the President — Strategic Communications) are the new appointees.

Mr. Aliyu Audu (Special Assistant to the President — Public Affairs) and Mr. Francis Adah Abah (Personal Assistant to the President — Special Duties) are the other members.

"President Tinubu has further approved the secondment of Mrs. Linda Nwabuwa Akhigbe to serve as the Communications Adviser to the President of the ECOWAS Commission," stated the Presidential spokesman in the statement.

"The President tasks all new appointees who are serving in the Media & Publicity directorate to uphold the highest standards of decorum and decency in their engagements with all members of the public as they advance the President's determined bid to renew the hope of Nigerians in a restructured economy and unified society that caters sufficiently to the needs of all, regardless of any differences."