President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday announced the appointment of journalist, Tolu Ogunlesi as his special assistant on Digital/New Media.
The appointment was announced in a series of tweets from the official Twitter handle of the Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu.
1. President @MBuhari Thursday appointed Mr. Tolu Ogunlesi (@ToluOgunlesi) as his Special Assistant on Digital/New Media.
— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) February 18, 2016
Ogunlesi, who is a renowned blogger and journalist, graduated from the University of Ibadan in 2004, and obtained a Masters’ degree in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia, UK, in 2011.
Before his appointment, Ogunlesi had worked as a Features Editor and Editorial Board member of NEXT Newspaper.
Ogunlesi was recently appointed as media aide to Nigeria’s minister of trade, investment and industry, Mr. Okechukwu Enelamah.
