A former new media adviser to the former Nigerian Senate president Bukola Saraki has rejected his appointment by the new Senate president in the same role. Olu Onemola’s appointment as the new media adviser to Senator Ahmed Lawan was contained in a letter sent to the clerk of the National Assembly by Lawan. But Onemola said he would not be taking up the appointment because of his “personal antecedents” and the controversies it has generated. “It is my hope that whoever does fill this role, builds upon what we have started in terms of opening up the activities of the Nigerian Senate to the public. Lawan’s appointment of Festus Adedayo, a staunch critic of the APC leadership, as his media adviser also generated controversies.

Source: The Guardian June 23, 2019 16:29 UTC