Abuja, April 20, 2023 – Bola Tinubu, the President-elect, has appointed a 13-man Presidential Inauguration committee to plan a week-long inauguration activities for him and the vice president.
Tinubu will be inaugurated as president on May 29, 2023
Tinubu, in a letter to the Secretary to the Government of Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, announced Mr Abubakar Kyari, a former Senator representing Borno North and current National Deputy Chairman (North) of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the Coordinator and Director of Finance and Budget of the Committee.
Stella Okotete, the Executive Director (Business Development) at the Nigeria Export-Import (NEXIM) Bank, will serve as the head of Secretariat, Planning and Monitoring, while Mr Makinde Araoye, an ex-APC governorship aspirant from Ekiti State will serve as the Director of venue, parades and swearing-in for the week-long event.
Mr Bayo Onanuga, the APC Presidential Campaign Spokesperson, will serve as Head of Media and Publicity, while the Cross Rivers State Commissioner for Health and current National Women Leader of the APC, Dr Betta Edu will coordinate the medical team for the inauguration committee.
Col. Abdulazeez Yar’Adua, a younger brother to late Nigeria’s President, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, will act as the head of Security and Ceremonial parade for the inauguration with Mrs Zai Mrs Zainab Buba Marwa, will coordinate the pre-inauguration dinner and gala night for the committee.
Other members of the committee are Samira Saddik (Children’s Day), Abuh Andrew Abuh (Accommodation), Dr. Danladi Bako (Inaugural Lecture), Hajiya Hadiza Mohammed Kabir (Transportation and Logistics), Donald Wokoma (Protocol and Invitation), Bishop Adegbite (Church Service) and Imam Faud (Jumat Service).
Recall that the President-elect, Tinubu, had initially forwarded the names of Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State and former Lagos State Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Wale Edun to Boss Mustapha to be included as his representatives in the Transition Committee. (GBN)
