Book launch brings President Tinubu, Buhari, Gowon, Osinbajo, others together
By Onche Odeh
Senior Special Adviser to Nigeria’s former President, Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has revealed as much as he could tell while working with the immediate past President in a book that was launched on Tuesday, January 16.
The event, which was held at the Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja, brought President Bola Tinubu, his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, his wife, Aisha, and Vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo along with former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, and other dignitaries together under one roof.
Writing in the preface of the book titled, “Working with Buhari: Reflections of A Special Adviser, Media, and Publicity (2015-2023),” as reviewed on the day by Shola Oshunkeye, Pulitzer prize winner, the former Presidential Spokesman stated that the book “is about the Buhari story from the perspective of someone who served him from the very first day in office, to the last (May 2015-May 2023).
Former Presidential Spokesperson, Femi Adesina (middle) flanked by the team of The Presidnetial Diary magazine, including Editor-in-Chief, Onche Odeh (to his left), Editor (Special Projects and Business Development), Chioma Amajor, Assistant Editor, Anne Obi and Head, Business, Aliyu Yakubu, during the launch of his book, Working with Buhari at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja on Tuesday.
Putting this in perspective, Adesina wrote that, “It is the eye witness report, a story-behind-the-story. It is about the Buhari software not the hardware,” Adesina stated, adding also that his mission would be achieved if the book is able to help the reader to, in his word, “better understand the reticent, unassuming patriot from Daura.”
The event, which was chaired by former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowonwas a gathering of distinguished personalities, including the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Dr. George Akume; Former Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo; Senate President Godswill Akpabio; Speaker Tajudeen Abass; Former Senate President Ahmad Lawan; National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje; and Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila.
Other prominent people who graced the occasion are former Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Dr. Chris Ngige; Former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-rufai; Alhaji renowned Business mogul, Mohammed Indimi; Former Minister of the FCT, Mallam Mohammad Sani Bello; Former Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika; Former Minister of Information, Culture and National Orientation, Lai Mohammed; Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake; Minister of Steel Development, Prince Sanusi Audu; Former Minister of Works and Housing, Raji Fashola SAN, among others.