JUST IN: President Buhari Gives Obafemi Awolowo Grandson Fresh Appointment

JUST IN: President Buhari Gives Obafemi Awolowo Grandson Fresh Appointment

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr. Olusegun Awolowo as Secretary of the National Action Committee on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

Awolowo’s appointment is for four (4) years, beginning December 19, 2022.

The Nigerian government announced this on Tuesday via its official Twitter account.

Olusegun Awolowo is the grandson of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, former Premier of the Old Western Region.

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The statement said, “As Secretary, Mr Awolowo is expected to provide direction to the National Action Committee on the AfCFTA for effective coordination of relevant stakeholders towards the attainment of Nigeria’s strategic national interest.

“Mr Awolowo, a Law graduate from Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University), Ago Iwoye, has served as Special Assistant to former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and the late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.

“He also worked with the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Abuja as Secretary for Social Development and Transport from 2007 to 2011.”

Mr. Awolowo served as the Executive Director/CEO of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council for two terms, from 2013 to 2022.

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