Politics
Atiku makes new appointment, assures of commitment to women, youths’ empowerment
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has appointed Ms. Lynne Bassey as Special Assistant on Gender Issues and Women Advancement. Atiku in a statement declared that the appointment is effective 1st of August 2022.
The PDP presidential candidate assured of his commitment to women and youths’ empowerment, as well as inclusiveness in government.
Ms. Bassey is an alumnus of both University of Calabar where she is currently pursuing a Doctorate degree in Development Sociology and the Pan Atlantic University, Lagos Business School.
Her appointment as Special Assistant will make the fifth to be announced by the PDP presidential candidate in the past few weeks.
According to the statement, “Ms. Bassey’s appointment is in keeping with the promise by Atiku Abubakar to reserve a good percentage of his appointment, if elected President, for women and youths.”
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