Full name of the VP aides sacked by the President

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Over the week, the president sacked 35 of the 80 aides to the Vice president of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo.


Prominent on the list of the affected aides is Ajibola Ajayi, the daughter of former governor of Oyo state, Isiaka Abiola Ajimobi. She was appointed Special Assistant, Legal to the President (VP’s office) in August 2019. 

She was a former SA to the President on Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE (VP’s office) from October 2015 to May 2019.

Below is the full list of the former aides of Osinbajo:

1. Jibola Ajayi – special adviser, legal

2. Lanre Osinbona – senior special assistant, ICT

3. Imeh Okon – senior special assistant, Infrastructure

4. Jide Awolowo – special adviser, oil and gas

5. Lilian Idiaghe- special adviser, research, legal and compliance

6. Arukino Umukoro – special adviser, Niger Delta

7. Bala Liman Mohammed –  SSA, Economy

8. Edobor Iyamu – senior special assistant, Niger Delta

9. Dolapo Bright –  senior special assistant, agro allied value chain

10. Toyosi Onaolapo   special adviser, community engagement

11. Gambo Manzo – special adviser, political

12. Bisi Ogungbemi – SA, political matters

13. Edirin Akemu – senior special assistant, industry, trade & investment

14. Akin Soetan senior technical assistant, economic matters

15. Aondaver Kuttuh – technical assistant, rule of law

16. Ife Adebayo – special adviser, innovation

17. Yussuf Ali – special adviser, power regulations

18. Tola Asekun – senior special assistant, National Boundary Commission

19. Morakinyo Beckley – special adviser, off grid power

20. Yosola Akinbi – senior special assistant, NEC

21. Tochi Nwachukwu – special adviser, power privatisation

22. Bode Gbore –  senior special assistant, political

23. Abdulrahman Baffa Yola special adviser, political

24. Kolade Sofola – special adviser, infrastructure

25. Ebi Awosika – senior technical assistant, community engagement

26. Muyiwa Abiodun – senior special assistant, power

27. Forri Samson – Banu special adviser, entrepreneurship

28. Bege Bala – special adviser, BPE

29. Feyishayo Aina – senior special assistant, community engagement

30. Halima Bawa – special adviser, community engagement

31. Nkechi Chukwueke – special adviser, community engagement

32. Ilsa Essien – special adviser, media

But the presidency also yesterday insisted that there was no rift between the president and his embattled deputy. 

Multiple presidency sources confirmed the sack of the aides of the vice president, heightening the tension in the country’s seat of power amidst insinuations that the unfolding drama was about the 2023 presidential election. 

The vice president reportedly had over 80 aides who were deployed in many strategic positions, with sources around the corridors of power saying the recent attention around the vice president was aimed at reducing his influence, just as it happened to ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar shortly after ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo won a second term. 

A presidency source said letters relieving the aides of the vice president of their appointments were issued to those affected yesterday. 

Daily Trust gathered that the affected aides were attached to different Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). 

One of the sources, who sought anonymity said: “The letters were distributed to the affected aides through the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. They were not working within the precinct of the presidential villa.”   

President Buhari, who is on a 15-day private visit to the United Kingdom, is expected back home on November 17. 

It was also gathered that access tags to the presidential villa of some of the aides of the vice president were retrieved yesterday by security personnel attached to the villa. 

Another report, however, suggested that the action was taken to prevent the aides from being redundant as some of the jobs being undertaken by them were no longer under the control of the vice president. 

Contacted separately, the Senior Special Assistants to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu and Mr Laolu Akande who normally spoke on behalf of the vice president, neither confirmed nor dismissed the reported sack of the 35 aides. 

A text message sent to our correspondent by Shehu reads: 

“The SGF has responsibility for the issuance of letters of appointment, and where the need arises, sack letters as well. Please meet him with your questions.” 

For his part, Akande said, “I just heard it just like anybody. But I’m going to find out what is happening".


© Daily Trust.

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