Tinubu makes new appointment

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Jamiu Abiola, the son of late Chief Moshood Abiola (MKO), the winner of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, as Special Assistant (SA) on Special Duties.

The president made the appointment in a letter he sent to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) before he left for the United Nations summit in New York.

Abiola, who graduated from the New York University in United States, has been deployed by the president in office of Vice President Kassim Shetimma to assist the Tinubu-Shetimma-led administration in achieving the promises made to Nigerians during the 2023 presidential poll.

It is believed the appointment was in deference to the late Abiola’s accomplishments and acclaimed philanthropism in the country and abroad.

“I am pleased to inform you that the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has approved your appointment as Special Assistant to the President on Special Duties (Office of the Vice-President),” the letter sighted by THISDAY read.

Jamiu Abiola, who is a polyglot, also holds post graduate certificates from the New York University with specialization in translating Arabic, French, Spanish and German languages into English.

Aside from these languages, Abiola is also fluent in French, Portuguese, Yoruba, Hausa, Japanese, Igbo, Fulani and Kanuri languages.

Coincidentally since 2015, he has been engaged by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on freelance, to translate documents from French into English and to draft summary reports during conferences and council sessions.

He is also translating over 50,000 words monthly for the world’s largest translations agency, specializing in technical, financial and patent translations following intensive testing.

Abiola is Director of Statutory Compliance and Indigenous Growth at the Pilgrims Africa, a global security company with over 3,000 employees and offices across over 20 countries.

He is also the Chief Executive Officer of NNPC mega station, a business that he had managed over a decade and guided to record about N3 billion annual sales