The 24-year-old Muhammadu is an indigene of Kano state who until his appointment today, was the Online Editor (Hausa) for Leadership Newspaper. He graduated from Bayero University Kano(BUK) in 2013, with Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications.
He worked as an online editor and reporter at Rariya Hausa Newspaper, before joining Leadership as an online editor.
Until his appointment, Bashir also worked as the personal assistant on new media to Sam Nda-Isaiah, the publisher of Leadership, who contested the primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) along President Buhari for the 2015 general election.
He later served at the Buhari Support Organization (BSO) prior to the presidential elections.
The new presidential aide will oversee Buhari’s communication on social media and related platforms. [myad]
