Governor Adams
Oshiomhole has approved the appointment of Prince Kassim Afegbua as Special
Adviser, Media and Public Affairs.
Also, the Governor
approved the appointment of Chief Mikainu Kadiri as Principal Security Officer;
Mr John Akhigbe, Senior Special Assistant (Protocol); Ms Esohe Adams, Senior
Special Assistant (Governor’s Office); Mr. Mika Amanokhai (Senior Special
Assistant. Government House); Prince Osama Erediauwa, Senior Special Assitant
(Special Duties); Mrs. Choice Greg-Haruna (Senior Special Assistant,
Government
House and Alhaji Yakubu Kadiri (Special Assistant, Governor’s Office)
Meanwhile, the
Governor has directed the under-listed Committees, Commissions and Boards to
resume work immediately: Sanitation and Environment Committee; War Against
Indiscipline Committee; Judicial Service Commission; Civil Service Commission;
Edo State Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and Edo State Oil and Gas Producing
Areas Development Commission (EDOSOPADEC).
A native of Okpella
in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, Prince Afegbua holds a
degree in English from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife; a Post-graduate
Diploma in Public Relations and Journalism from the Nigerian Institute of
Journalism and a Post-graduate Diploma in Good Governance and Democracy from
Marquette University, Milwaukee, United States.
A seasoned
journalist and public affairs analyst, Prince Afegbua was Director of
Publicity, National Democratic Party (NDP) and later Acting National Chairman
of the Party from 2006 to 2008.
He was also
spokesman to former military President, General Ibrahim Babangida and Director
of Media and Publicity of the Comrade Adams Oshiomhole Campaign Organisation in
the just concluded gubernatorial election in the state.
A columnist with Vanguard Newspapers and Publisher of African
Statesman magazine, Prince Afegbua is married and blessed with two daughters.
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