The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has appointed three youths and a woman as his aides.

The former Vice President would also kick off his campaign in Sokoto today.

Mr Paul Ibe, Media Adviser to the former Vice President, disclosed this in a statement to journalists on Sunday in Abuja.

The new appointees are: Dr Ahmed Adamu, Special Assistant (Youth and Strategy); Aliyu Bin Abbas, Special Assistant (Youth Support Groups); Phrank Shuaibu, Special Assistant (Public Communications); and Mrs Funmi Lamuye, Special Assistant (South-West).

Adamu, 33, is an academic, petroleum economist and leadership and development expert, who hails from Katsina State, and a pioneer of Global President of Commonwealth Youth Council.

He was an international expert at the United Nation’s Global Forum on Youth. He was also ranked among the top 100 most influential young Nigerians by Advance Media Africa.

Abbas, 34, an indigene of Borno State, is Director-General of the Atiku Cares Foundation (ACF).

ACF is a philanthropic platform of the former Vice President for humanitarian interventions to vulnerable persons and communities.

“ACF has under the leadership of Abbas, made great impact in bringing succour to the most vulnerable around the country, especially in the Northeast zone,’’ he said.

Ibe said Shuaibu, 43, a publicist and public communications consultant hailed from Kogi.

He also said Lamuye, a lawyer and philanthropist, was the founder of Prince Alade Lamuye Foundation (PALF), a vehicle she had used to impact on the lives of the widows in her state, Osun.

“She was until recently a member of the National Assembly Service Commission,’’ Ibe said. (NAN)

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/atiku-appoints-3-youths-woman-as-aides-kicks-off-campaign.html

I’m sure Buhari is learning!

Youths are not meant to be nairaland e-warriors alone, Buhari should do better

The new appointees are: Dr Ahmed Adamu, Special Assistant (Youth and Strategy); Aliyu Bin Abbas, Special Assistant (Youth Support Groups); Phrank Shuaibu, Special Assistant (Public Communications); and Mrs Funmi Lamuye, Special Assistant (South-West).

Three northerners, one from the south west. Is this an indication of how Atiku will make appointments into his government if elected?

If Buhari is to make this kind of northern centric appointments, some people's cries will almost bring nairaland down and this is the replacement they proposing.

God bless my incoming president
We they sane Nigerians are strongly behind you sir.

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Three northerners, one from the south west. Is this an indication of how Atiku will make appointments into his government if elected?

If Buhari is to make this kind of northern centric appointments, some people's cries will almost bring nairaland down and this is the replacement they proposing.

Kindly separate election campaigns from public offices
What people will use to judge a Nigerian leader is the appointment he makes after winning elections
If he wants to appointments only northerners to win the election, that's okay.
What people are after is who he appoints after winning election
I don't an Atiku who has Igbo and Yoruba wives displaying ethnic bigotry like Buhari

That said, one thing I know for certain is that Nigeria can never grow...be it Buhari, Atiku or anyone else.
The heart of a Blackman is full of evil.

Good for him