Journalist Tolu Ogunlesi now heads Buhari’s new media team
By Garba Shehu
President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, appointed Mr. Tolu Ogunlesi as his Special Assistant on Digital/New Media.
Ogunlesi, a renowned blogger & journalist, graduated from the University of Ibadan in 2004. He obtained an MA in Creative Writing from University of East Anglia, UK, in 2011.
Before his appointment, Ogunlesi had worked as a Features Editor and Editorial Board member of NEXT Newspaper (now defunct).
Congratulations @ToluOgunlesi, see you at office on Monday. The work has just started. #PMBNewMediaTeam 👊👊
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) February 18, 2016
Ogunlesi also worked as a West Africa Editor for The Africa Report magazine from 2014 to 2015.
Ogunlesi is a two-time winner of the CNN Multichoice African Journalism Awards.
He is a 2015 New Media Fellow of the U.S. State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Programme (IVLP).
Ogunlesi will be assisted by Bashir Ahmaad, who is a Personal Assistant to the President on New Media.
Garba Shehu is senior media aide to Buhari.
