Tinubu gives ex-presidential aide, Ismael Ahmed, new appointment
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Ahmed was also a former National Youth leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday appointed Barrister Ismael Ahmed, a former senior special assistant to ex- President Muhammadu Buhari the Executive Chairman of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGi).
The PCNGi is a component of the Tinubu administration’s palliative intervention programme.
In his new position, Ahmed who was senior special assistant on the national social investment program to the former president between 2018 and 2022 will coordinate the operations of the presidential initiative, which is designed to alleviate the effects of removing fuel subsidies by offering cheaper, more affordable, and cleaner energy options, Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information & Strategy said in a statement.
According to the statement, the 45-year-old Ahmed is an alumnus of the University of Abuja, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 2005. He was called to the bar in 2006 after attending the Nigerian Law School, Abuja.
Thereafter, he went to Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, receiving a master’s degree in international relations, communications, and diplomacy in 2008.
Ahmed was also a former National Youth leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
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