{"id":39477,"date":"2015-06-12T02:56:58","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T01:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=39477"},"modified":"2015-06-12T02:56:58","modified_gmt":"2015-06-12T01:56:58","slug":"ex-vp-appoints-new-head-for-atiku-media-office-solicits-support-for-president-buhari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/articles-opinions\/ex-vp-appoints-new-head-for-atiku-media-office-solicits-support-for-president-buhari\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-VP appoints new Head for Atiku Media Office, solicits support for President Buhari"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Abuja, Nigeria, 7 June 2015: <\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has appointed Mazi Paul Ibe as Head of Atiku Media Office (AMO) and Spokesman of the former Vice President.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The appointment is contained in a statement signed by Mazi Ibe and released by the AMO on Saturday, 6 June, in Abuja in which the former Vice President also solicited for the support of Nigerians for the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Mazi Ibe takes over from Mal. Garba Shehu, who was recently appointed as Senior Special Assistant (Media &amp; Publicity) to President Muhammadu Buhari.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Ibe, who had worked alongside Shehu as Deputy Director (Media &amp; Publicity) in the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council was until his appointment Deputy Head of the Atiku Media Office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Also, Alhaji Olusola Sanni, journalist and former Editor at Compass Newspaper was appointed as Deputy Head of the Atiku Media Office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">According to the statement, the Turaki Adamawa restated his commitment to the President Buhari government and enjoined Nigerians to also support him in the arduous task of turning Nigeria around to work for all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">&#8220;I wish to restate the commitment I gave even long before the election of President Buhari to back him to the hilt. I urge all Nigerians to give their unalloyed support to him, so that he can better deliver on the mandate of making Nigeria work for all Nigerians.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Signed:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Mazi Paul Ibe<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Head, Atiku Media Office<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">61 Ebitu Ukiwe Street<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Jabi<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Abuja<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Nigeria.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atiku.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.atiku.org<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1434074140633_2161\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/atiku.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.facebook.com\/atiku.org<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/atiku\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.twitter.com\/atiku<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abuja, Nigeria, 7 June 2015: Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has appointed Mazi Paul Ibe as Head of Atiku Media Office (AMO) and Spokesman of the former Vice President. 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