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Buhari appoints two new aides for First Lady, Aisha

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of two new senior aides for the office of the First Lady.

According to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, on Monday, President Buhari approved the appointment of Dr. Rukayyatu Abdulkareem Gurin to replace Dr. Hajo Sani as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration and Women Affairs in the Office of the First Lady.

Also, the President approved the appointment of the Personal Physician to the First Lady, Dr. Mohammed Kamal Abdurrahman, as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Health and Development Partners in the Office of the First Lady.

According to the statement; “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Rukayyatu Abdulkareem Gurin as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration and Women Affairs in the Office of the First Lady.

“She is a Doctorate degree holder in Curriculum Instruction from the University of Maiduguri.

“She was at various times a Lecturer at the University of Maiduguri; a Deputy Director at the National Universities Commission (NUC); and a Director at the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru.

“Dr. Gurin who was a Senior Lecturer at Baze University in Abuja before her appointment, replaces Dr. Hajo Sani who was recently appointed as Nigeria’s Delegate to the United Nations Educational and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO) in France.

“The President also approved the appointment of Dr. Mohammed Kamal Abdurrahman as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Health and Development Partners in the Office of the First Lady.

“He holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from University of Maiduguri. He worked at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Yola Specialist Hospital, Sithobela Health Centre in Swaziland, and at the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) before his appointment as the Personal Physician to the First Lady in 2015 and reappointed in 2019.

“Dr Abdurrahman will combine his new role with his position as the Personal Physician to the First Lady.”

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