The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, appoints former House of Representatives spokesperson Eseme Eyiboh as Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs.
Akpabio announced his appointment of Eyiboh as his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs during a meeting with the Senate Press Corps in Abuja on Saturday.
The Senate President described Eyiboh as “an astute politician, experienced media manager, public affairs expert, and communications guru.”
Eyiboh, a two-term member of the House of Representatives, served in the Green Chamber from 2007 to 2011 and was re-elected in 2011.
Eyiboh served as the spokesperson and chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs from 2007 to 2011, during the speakership of Dimeji Bankole.
Eyiboh was appointed Chairman of the House Committee on Civil Society Organisations and Donor Agencies in 2011, by Speaker Aminu Tambuwal.
He previously held the position of Chairman for the Governing Board of the Cross River Basins Development Authority. He also served as the former Executive Chairman of the Akwa Ibom State Ethical and Attitudinal Reorientation Commission, as well as the former Director of Akwa Palm Industries Ltd. In addition, he has experience as the former Speaker of the WAIFEM forum for Regional Parliamentarians in Accra and served as a former Corporate Affairs Consultant for Socfinco Indufina of Brussels.