{"id":81782,"date":"2021-06-07T16:02:59","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T15:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=81782"},"modified":"2021-06-07T16:02:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T15:02:59","slug":"president-buhari-appoints-new-aides-for-his-wife-aisha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/president-buhari-appoints-new-aides-for-his-wife-aisha\/","title":{"rendered":"President Buhari appoints new aides for his wife, Aisha"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Rukayyatu Abdulkareem Gurin as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration and Women Affairs in the Office of the First Lady.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nGurin was at various times a Lecturer at the University of Maiduguri; a Deputy Director at the National Universities Commission (NUC); and a Director at the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru.<\/p>\n<p>She was a Senior Lecturer at Baze University in Abuja before her appointment.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Dr Gurin replaces Hajo Sani who was recently appointed as Nigeria\u2019s delegate to the United Nations Educational and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO) in France.<\/p>\n<p>The President also approved the appointment of Dr. Mohammed Kamal Abdurrahman as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Health and Development Partners in the Office of the First Lady.<\/p>\n<p>He holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Maiduguri. 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