Buhari Appoints Visually Impaired Man As Aide

 

Dr Samuel Ankeli who headed the Directorate of Persons with Disability at the Buhari/Osinbajo APC presidential campaign headquarters, and led a team that successfully mobilised a large number of more than 24 million disabled persons in the country to support the All Progressives Congress’ candidate and his running mate in the 2015 presidential election campaign, has now been appointed as a Senior Special Assistant.

According to a statement by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President has saddled Ankeli with the responsibility of dealing with persons living with disability on his behalf.

Ankeli hails from Benue and is married with children.