President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Hajo Sani who wrote the biography of the first lady Aisha Buhari titled Aisha Buhari: Being different as ambassador and permanent delegate of Nigeria to the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
Sani is the senior special assistant to the president on administration and women affairs (office of the first lady).
Spokesman of the Federal Ministry of Education Ben Bem Goong announced the appointment in a statement on Wednesday.
Goong said the president also made other key appointments in the education sector including, “Prof. John Okpako Enaohwo, Chairman, Governing Board of National Commission for Colleges of Education, (NCCE), Abuja.
“Prof. Abdullahi A. Abba, Pro- Chancellor/ Chairman, Governing Council, Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo, Benue State.
“Prof. Idris Muhammad Bugaje, Executive Secretary, National Board For Technical Education, (NBTE) Kaduna,
“Dr. Benjamin Ogbole Abakpa as Executive Secretary of National Senior Secondary Education Commission, (NSSEC), Abuja.
“Prof. Paulinus Chijikoke Okwelle, Executive Secretary, National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), Abuja.
“Prof. Ibrahim Muhammad as Director/CEO, Nigerian Arabic Language Village, Ngala, Borno State.”