The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has appointed former National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kolawole Ologbondiyan, as one of his spokespersons for the 2023 presidential campaign.
This was revealed in a statement by Atiku’s media aide, Paul Ibe, in Abuja on Thursday.
The appointment is with immediate effect.
Mr Ologbondiyan joins other spokespersons earlier appointed by Atiku to project the unique selling points of the opposition candidate and keep the electorate updated about goings on in the campaign.
He was PDP spox from December 2017 to December 2021.
He was Director of Media and Publicity, PDP Presidential Campaign Council (2019 Presidential Election) and now member of National Executive Committee, NEC, of the party.
He was also Special Adviser (Media and Publicity) to former President of the Senate, David Mark (2007-2015).
Earlier, Mr Ologbondiyan, an experienced journalist, rose through the ranks in the profession, from being Proof Reader and Production Editor to becoming Assistant Politics Editor, Politics Editor, Group Politics Editor, Deputy Editor (Daily) and Digital Editor (Online) of Thisday Newspapers.
