The minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has approved the appointment of Bolaji Kazeem, as his new Special Assistant on Media.
DAILY NIGERIAN reports that the minister fired his special assistant on media, Victor Oluwadamilare, after accusing him of spending about $800,000 on estacode and building houses.
He also alleged that Mr Adebayo owes him the sum of N13million in emoluments from November 2015 to the end of March 2018.
According to the former aide, Mr Shittu, within a space of 29 months in office, now owns no fewer than 12 luxury houses in Abuja, Lagos, and Ibadan.
He also claimed that a few months ago, the minister bought a brand new N93 million printing press.
Mr Oluwadamilare also said Mr Shittu has bought over 25 luxury vehicles for himself, his family members, concubines, and cronies, despite having eight official vehicles attached to his office.
But in a statement on Saturday, Henshaw Ogubike, the deputy director, Press and Public Relations in the ministry, announced Mr Kazeem as Mr Oluwadamilare’s replacement.
According to the statement, Mr Kazeem attended the University of Ibadan, International Institute of Journalism, IIJ, and Nasarawa State University for his higher and professional education, including Master of Public Administration.
”Mr Kazeem was a Press Secretary at the Special Duties Office (SDO), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
”He was part of the media team of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment from 2007-2015 before he was posted to Special Duties Office from the Federal Ministry of Information.
”Bolaji has participated in local and International conferences and seminars such as Annual Seminar for Industry, Trade and Investment Correspondents and Editors, Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan (NIRP).
”He participated in Trade Facilitation (Establishment of Transnational Border Market Pilot Project in Okerete); Quarterly Luncheon with Business Leaders; 2010 Shanghai Expo; China and Nigeria Business Forum, Beijing”.
The new media aide was also part of an interactive session on Investment Drive, New Delhi; America and Africa Business Forum, Washington; Kenya-Nigeria Business Forum Nairobi among others,” the statement added.
He is a member of the Nigeria Union of Journalism, NUJ, Federal Ministry of Information Chapel.
NAN
