Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the President-elect of Nigeria, has appointed a 13-member Presidential Inauguration Committee to plan and execute a week-long event that will formally inaugurate him and his Vice President-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima, into office. The committee is made up of prominent Nigerians from different backgrounds.
In a letter addressed to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, Tinubu disclosed the composition of the committee. The former Senator representing Borno North and current National Deputy Chairman (North) of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr. Abubakar Kyari, was named 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. Mr. Makinde Araoye, a former APC governorship aspirant from Ekiti State, will be the Director of Venue, Parades, and Swearing-in for the week-long event.
The Head of Media and Publicity for the committee is Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the APC Presidential Campaign Spokesperson. Dr. Betta Edu, the Cross Rivers State Commissioner for Health and current National Women Leader of the APC, will coordinate the medical team for the inauguration committee.
Col. Abdulazeez Yar’Adua, a younger brother of the late Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, will head the Security and Ceremonial Parade for the inauguration. Mrs. Zainab Buba Marwa will coordinate the pre-inauguration dinner and gala night for the committee.
Other members of the committee and their respective roles include 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).
It is worth mentioning that Tinubu had initially nominated 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.
Tinubu is expected to be sworn in as the President of Nigeria on May 29, 2023.
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