Gov. AbdulRazaq Appoints 26-Year-Old Youth Leader as SA on Students’ Affairs
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Gov. AbdulRazaq Appoints 26-Year-Old Youth Leader as SA on Students’ Affairs
By Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman
The Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed Salami Wasiu Onidugbe, a 26-year-old leader in the youths constituency as the new Special Assistant on Students’ Affairs.
The announcement was made on Friday in Ilorin.
Onidugbe holds a bachelor’s degree in Guidance and Counseling from the University of Ilorin, and was for most part of his tertiary education a prominent figure in the students’ community, including as chairman of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Kwara State axis.
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AbdulRazaq also returned popular thespian Eyiwuni Muka Aramide (Muka Ray) as Senior Special Assistant on Culture and Tourism, a reward for his hard-work and resourcefulness in his former role.
The Governor appointed Imam Mariam Nnafatima as Senior Special Assistant on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in what signals the government’s renewed focus on issues of human capital development.
Nnafatima, a stalwart of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Edu, holds a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from Ahmadu Bello University and Master’s degree (distinction) in Biotechnology from University of East London in the United Kingdom and another second degree in Cell and Molecular Biology from Cleveland State University Ohio (United States). She is also studying for her doctoral degree.
Nnafatima, who was until May 29, 2019 the Special Assistant to the Governor on Mobilization, comes to the job with years of experience as women and child care and a community development advocate.
She is a director at the Etsu Suleiman College of Health Sciences and Technology Tsaragi and secretary at the Nigerian Diaspora Association, Cleveland Chapter, Ohio. She was an aspirant for House of Assembly in the 2023 elections.
The Governor has also reappointed Hajia Aishat Yusuf as Senior Special Assistant Herdsmen Community Outreach to the Governor — a vote of confidence in the job she did in her last stint in the same role.
