President Bola Tinubu has appointed former General Manager/Daily Editor of LEADERSHIP newspapers, Mr. Kingsley Stanley Nkwocha, as Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications in the Office of the Vice President.
The President also made seven other appointments in the Vice President’s office, including Muhammad Bulama, now Senior Special Assistant to the President on Special Duties in the Office of the Vice President.
The other aides in the Vice President’s office are: Tope Kolade Fasua, Special Adviser (Economy); Sadiq S. Jambo, Special Assistant (Economy); Mahmud Muhammad, Personal Assistant (Domestic, North-East); Ahmed Ningi, Senior Special Assistant (Digital Media and Emergency Management); Musa Amshi Muhammad Al-Amin, Senior Special Assistant (Special Duties); and Emmanuella Eduozor (Special Assistant, Multimedia Content Production).
Nkwocha holds a Master’s degree in International Affairs and Strategy from the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Maiduguri.
He began his career as a proofreader and rose through the ranks, holding various positions, including Group Politics Editor, Managing Editor, and Editorial Director at LEADERSHIP.
He also ventured into consulting and training, working in Liberia, Ethiopia, Brazil, and the United States of America, where he spent significant time.
Upon returning to Nigeria in 2021, Nkwocha established Goldspring Prints and Press Limited and Triple Impact Media and Communications Limited.
He was the Secretary of the Media Directorate of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, where he served in the Media and Publicity, Public Affairs, Strategic Communication, and New Media Directorates, as well as being a member of the Public Affairs Directorate.
Fasua, a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration and has taken courses at the London Business School and Harvard University.
Breezynews
25 October 2023 at 5:25 pm
Thanks so much