February 11, 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Bashir Ahmad as his new Personal Assistant on New Media today.
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Mr. Bashir will oversee President Buhari’s communications and engagement on social media and new media platforms.
Mr. Bashir, who is twenty-four years old, is from Kano State and was the Online Editor for the Hausa version of Leadership Newspaper. Prior to working with Leadership Newspaper he was an online editor and reporter with Rariya Hausa Newspaper and was the Personal Assistant on New Media to Sam Nda-Isiah, the publisher of Leadership Newspaper.
Mr. Bashir also worked with the Buhari Support Organization (BSO).