By Salisu Sani-Idris
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of three Directors-General of various agencies and one special adviser on Public Communications and Media.
Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
Onanuga said the new appointees are; Mr Olawale Olopade, Director-General, National Sports Commission, Dr Abisoye Fagade, D-G, National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism and Dr Adebowale Adedokun, D-G, Bureau of Public Procurement.
He named Daniel Bwala as Special Adviser, Media and Public Communications (State House).
According to Onanuga, Olopade, the new D-G of the National Sports Commission, is a sports administrator with many years of experience in the sector.
” He served as commissioner of youth and sports in Ogun state and was chairman of the local organising committee of the 2024 National Sports Festival.”
Similarly, he said that the new D-G of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism, Fagade is a marketing communication professional.
Fagade is the founder and managing director of Sodium Brand Solutions.
Onanuga also explained that 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.
He stated that the Special Adviser on Public Communications and Media, Mr Bwala is a lawyer and notable public affairs analyst.
Onanuga said that President Tinubu enjoined the newly appointed officers to discharge their duties with dedication, patriotism, and excellence.
(NAN)
