Buhari Appoints New Personal Physician For First Lady, Aisha Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of a new personal physician to the First Lady, Aisha Buhari.

In a statement on Saturday by Buhari’s Senior Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the president appointed Dr. Zabah Muhammad Jawa as Aisha’s new physician.

Jawa is a Fellow of the College of Radiologists of Nigeria and a Fellow of the South African College of Nuclear Physicians.

Buhari also appointed Aisha Rimi as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Legal Matters.

According to him, Rimi is a founding partner at the Africa Law Practice.

Buhari Sacks First Lady’s Aide, Makes New Appointment

Recall that President Buhari had sacked the Special Assistant to the President on Domestic and Social Events, Office of the First Lady, Zainab Kazeem.

The President also appointed Muhammad Sani Zorro as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs and Strategy, Office of the First Lady.

Buhari redeployed three aides in the Office of the First Lady to the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

“The President also approved the immediate redeployment of three of the political appointees in her office to the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, pending their assignment to some other government departments or agencies,” a statement by Garba Shehu read.

“Those affected by the redeployment are Dr. Mohammed Kamal Abdulrahman, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Health and Development Partners and Personal Physician to the First Lady; Hadi Uba, Special Assistant to the President on Administration and Wole Aboderin, Special Assistant to the President on Non-Governmental Organisations, NGOs.

“Also approved with effect from 11th February is the disengagement of Zainab Kazeem, the Special Assistant to the President on Domestic and Social Events, Office of the First Lady.”