Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris has approved the appointment of Abdullahi Idris-Zuru as Special Adviser to the governor on Communication and Strategy.
The letter, signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Yakubu Bala-Tafida, said the appointment was purely based on merit.
The governor urged Idris-Zuru to show total commitment, devotion, high sense of responsibility and professional capability in the discharge of his responsibility.
Idris-Zuru is a seasoned journalists with requisite professional experience and competence.
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The appointee started the practice of journalism in Sokoto with the defunct Concord Group of Newspapers as a State Correspondent in 1988.
He became the Chief Correspondent of the Newspapers in Katsina, Kebbi, Borno and Yobe States before he was appointed Assistant Bureau-Chief in-charge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
Abdullahi-Zuru was a News Editor in Daily Trust Newspapers before he moved to This day Newspapers and became the Regional Editor in Maiduguri.
He also served as Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Kebbi State Governor, Sen. Adamu Aliero and later at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as Media Adviser.
