• About Us |
  • Contact Us |
  • Privacy Policy |
Idoma Voice Newspaper
  • Home
  • Nigeria News
    • Nigerian Agric News
  • Idoma News
    • Igede News
    • Idoma Music
    • Idoma Wedding
  • Benue News
    • Benue 2023
    • Benue Politics
  • Jobs
    • Jooble
  • FUHSO NEWS
  • IDOMA TV
  • NPower News
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Nigeria News
    • Nigerian Agric News
  • Idoma News
    • Igede News
    • Idoma Music
    • Idoma Wedding
  • Benue News
    • Benue 2023
    • Benue Politics
  • Jobs
    • Jooble
  • FUHSO NEWS
  • IDOMA TV
  • NPower News
No Result
View All Result
Idoma Voice Newspaper
No Result
View All Result

Buhari appoints blind Idoma man as special assistant

by Idoma Voice
February 23, 2016
in Uncategorized
President Mohammadu Buhari on Monday appointed Dr. Samuel Inalegwu Ode Ankeli his Senior Special Assistant. Ankeli, a visually impaired man is charged with the responsibility of dealings with persons living with disabilities. A statement by the presidential spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu stated that the appointee was a former campaigner and also “headed the Directorate of Persons With Disability at the Buhari/Osinbajo APC presidential campaign headquarters, the first of any such department in a political party in Nigeria.” The statement added that “He led a team that successfully mobilized a large number of the more that 24 million disabled persons in the country to support the APC candidate and his running mate in the 2015 presidential election campaign.” “Ankeli hails from Benue State. He went to school in Giwa, near Zaria and Kaduna before reading veterinary medicine at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. “He worked with the Benue State government before quitting to give time to his activist role in the promotion of the wellbeing of the blind and people with all kinds of disability. “He leads a very active religious and sporting life. He is married and has children.”

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/buhari-appoints-former-campaigner-visually-challenged-man-his-special-assistant/

President Mohammadu Buhari on Monday appointed Dr. Samuel Inalegwu Ode Ankeli his Senior Special Assistant. Ankeli, a visually impaired man is charged with the responsibility of dealings with persons living with disabilities.


A statement by the presidential spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu stated that the appointee was a former campaigner and also “headed the Directorate of Persons With Disability at the Buhari/Osinbajo APC presidential campaign headquarters, the first of any such department in a political party in Nigeria.”

 The statement added that “He led a team that successfully mobilized a large number of the more that 24 million disabled persons in the country to support the APC candidate and his running mate in the 2015 presidential election campaign.” 

Related articles

Latest NPower News for today Wednesday 29 March 2023

Latest NPower News for today Monday, 29 May 2023

Latest Nasims news on NPower payment of August stipend today, 1st December 2022

Npower Stipend Payment and Nasims News for Npower Batch C2 Today, 29 May 2023

“Ankeli hails from Benue State. He went to school in Giwa, near Zaria and Kaduna before reading veterinary medicine at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. 

“He worked with the Benue State government before quitting to give time to his activist role in the promotion of the wellbeing of the blind and people with all kinds of disability. “He leads a very active religious and sporting life. He is married and has children.”

For Advert: Call 08171607004, 09058228464 Follow us on Twitter @idomavoice, @idomanews Send us releases at idomavoice@gmail.com

Like this:

Like Loading...
Previous Post

Benue South will still vote Mark if he contests one million times -Ekweremadu

Next Post

EXCLUSIVE! 22-year-old Idoma girl bags first class in UNILAG, graduates as overall best in mathematics with 4.76 CGPA

Related Posts

Latest NPower News for today Wednesday 29 March 2023
Top Headline

Latest NPower News for today Monday, 29 May 2023

Latest Nasims news on NPower payment of August stipend today, 1st December 2022
NPower News

Npower Stipend Payment and Nasims News for Npower Batch C2 Today, 29 May 2023

Dollar to Naira: Aboki exchange rate today 24th May 2023
Top Headline

Black market dollar to naira: Aboki exchange rate today 29th May 2023

Benue: Alia – Is this Your Messiah?
Benue news

Benue: Alia – Is this Your Messiah?

More News

Latest NPower News for today Wednesday 29 March 2023

Latest NPower News for today Monday, 29 May 2023

Latest Nasims news on NPower payment of August stipend today, 1st December 2022

Npower Stipend Payment and Nasims News for Npower Batch C2 Today, 29 May 2023

Dollar to Naira: Aboki exchange rate today 24th May 2023

Black market dollar to naira: Aboki exchange rate today 29th May 2023

Benue: Alia – Is this Your Messiah?

Benue: Alia – Is this Your Messiah?

Gov Ortom presents handover notes to gov-elect, Rev Fr. Alia

Gov Ortom presents handover notes to gov-elect, Rev Fr. Alia

Peter Obi: Group blasts CSER over persistent calls for arrest of Pastor Enenche

Tinubu: Viral headline attributed to Pastor Enenche malicious – Christian youths demand retraction

Why some people are against Peter Obi — Reuben

Tinubu’s Inauguration: Peter Obi tells Obidients, others what to do

Students shutdown Benue State University over hike in fees

Benue State University shuts down as ASUU begins indefinite strike

Relocate to Canada without spending a dime on agents (Steps to follow)

Canada introduces faster temporary resident visa (TRV) processing for Nigerians, others

BREAKING: Tension as Tai Solarin University of Education students, community clash in Ogun

BREAKING: Tension as Tai Solarin University of Education students, community clash in Ogun

Idoma Voice has earned a place in society as a trusted and reliable online news platform in Benue State and the premier online community tabloid in North Central. And the accolades go on.

Latest Reports

Latest NPower News for today Monday, 29 May 2023

Npower Stipend Payment and Nasims News for Npower Batch C2 Today, 29 May 2023

Black market dollar to naira: Aboki exchange rate today 29th May 2023

Benue: Alia – Is this Your Messiah?

Gov Ortom presents handover notes to gov-elect, Rev Fr. Alia

Tinubu: Viral headline attributed to Pastor Enenche malicious – Christian youths demand retraction

Categories

  • BBTitans
  • Benue news
  • Biafra news
  • Business
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • FUHSO NEWS
  • idoma music
  • idoma news
  • IDOMA TV
  • Idoma wedding
  • Igede News
  • Job oppotunity
  • Job Vacancies
  • Latest News
  • Metro
  • Nigeria News
  • Nigerian Agric News
  • NPower News
  • Otukpo News
  • Politics
  • Recipes
  • Religion
  • Sport
  • Top Headline
  • wike
  • World News
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy

© Idoma Voice Publications

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Nigeria News
    • Nigerian Agric News
  • Idoma News
    • Igede News
    • Idoma Music
    • Idoma Wedding
  • Benue News
    • Benue 2023
    • Benue Politics
  • Jobs
    • Jooble
  • FUHSO NEWS
  • IDOMA TV
  • NPower News

© Idoma Voice Publications

CHAT WITH US

JOIN OUR GROUP
%d bloggers like this: