Senate President Appoints Ex-Reps Spokesman, Eyiboh As Media Adviser

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has named a former spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Eseme Eyiboh as Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs.

Akpabio announced at a media briefing with the Senate Press Corps held in Abuja

The President of the senate described Eyiboh as an astute politician, experienced media manager, public affairs expert, and communications guru

Esme Eyiboh was a two-time member of the House of Representatives, from 2007 to 2011, and was re-elected in 2011.

He was the spokesman and chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs between 2007 and 2011 under the speakership of Dimeji Bankole.

In 2011, he was appointed Chairman House Committee on Civil Society Organisations and Donor Agencies by Speaker Aminu Waziri Tambuwal.

Eyiboh is the immediate past Chairman of the Governing Board of the Cross River Basins Development Authority and is a former Executive Chairman, of Akwa Ibom State Ethical and Attitudinal Reorientation Commission; former Director, of Akwa Palm Industries Ltd; former Speaker, of WAIFEM forum for Regional Parliamentarians, Accra and former Corporate Affairs Consultant, Socfinco Indufina of Brussel.

The new Special Adviser is also the Dean of the Faculty Board of the Initiatives, an agenda-setting caucus of former and serving members of the National Assembly.