President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, appointed six Zonal Coordinators for Renewed Hope Initiative Committees designed to advance his administration’s developmental vision across the country.
Naijaonpoint gathered that for the South-South geopolitical zone, the running mate to the ex-Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, was appointed as coordinator; for the North-East zone, former governor of Bauchi, Isah Yuguda, will coordinate.
In the South-East zone, the former President of the Senate, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, will coordinate; in the South-West, Oladipupo Oyinbande; and in the North-Central, the former governor of Nasarawa State, Umar Tanko Al-Makura.
The appointments were announced during the inauguration of the Renewed Hope Initiative Committees for the six geopolitical zones.
The event, chaired by Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, marked a significant step in expanding the reach of the President’s political and socioeconomic agenda nationwide.
The Renewed Hope Initiative is expected to spearhead strategic engagements, mobilisation efforts and developmental interventions across the regions in line with the President’s vision for national renewal.
In other news, Tinubu has nominated a former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, as the new Minister of Defence.
Naijaonpoint reports that the Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made this known in a statement on Tuesday.
According to the statement, Tinubu conveyed General Musa’s nomination in a letter to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, following the resignation of Mohammed Badaru Abubakar on Monday.
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