Tinubu appoints Onanuga, Alake, Keyamo head of presidential campaign media

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has appointed Bayo Onanuga, Festus Keyamo and Alake, to head the Media and Communication Directorate of the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu-Kashim Shettima 2023 presidential campaign organization

The Director of Media and Communications,  Tinubu Campaign Organisation, Bayo Onanuga,  in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, indicated that the directorate approved by Tinubu, APC presidential candidate, constitutes three departments, which according to him include Public Affairs, Media and Publicity and Strategic Communication.

The statement read in part, “in the approved directorate, Bayo Onanuga, the Managing Director of The News/PMNews and former Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) will continue his role as Director of Media and Publicity.

“Dele Alake, a former Commissioner of Information, and a veteran editor will serve as Director of Strategic Communication. He served in this role for the President Muhammadu Buhari campaign from 2014 to 2015.

“Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo, will continue his role as spokesman of the campaign as Director of Public Affairs.”

Onanuga disclosed that the directorate would have six deputy directors who include Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, Deputy Director, Communication Strategy, Hannatu Musawa, Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Kehinde Bamigbetan, Deputy Director, Media relations.

Also, Malam Modibbo Kawu was appointed Deputy Director of Media and Publicity, Mohammed Bulama assigned to multi-media, and Seun Olufemi-White appointed Deputy Director of New Media.

He added that “The campaign structure will also soon unveil representatives and spokesmen in all states of the federation.”