?The Honourable Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, has approved the appointment of a new media team to drive effective communication of the Ministry’s mandate and advance the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

?The new appointees are Mr. Richard Elesho, designated as Special Assistant on Media and Strategic Communications, and Mr. Raphael Oni, appointed as Special Assistant on Digital and Public Diplomacy. Both bring decades of combined expertise spanning journalism, public affairs, media management, and government communication.

?Mr. Elesho, an alumnus of Delta State University, Abraka, and Kogi State University, Anyigba, previously served as Chief Press Secretary and Director General of Media Affairs to former Kogi State Governors Alhaji Ibrahim Idris and Capt. Idris Wada. Prior to his current appointment, he served as the North Central Bureau Chief for The News/PM News.

?Mr. Oni is a diplomatic reporting specialist and award-winning photojournalist with over 15 years of experience in public diplomacy, government communication, and international relations. He holds a Master’s Degree in International Relations and Diplomacy from the University of Abuja and has served as the Publisher of Diplomats Extra Magazine since 2013. His leadership background includes two terms as Secretary General of the Diplomatic Correspondents Association of Nigeria (DICAN) and a former tenure as Secretary General of the NUJ Correspondents Chapel, Abuja.

?The Ministry solicits full support and cooperation from all stakeholders to foster a productive working relationship with the new appointees.

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