By Ayo Kehinde
Malam Kabiru Yusuf
The Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN), has described as well deserved, the appointment as ministers, of Mr Olawale Edun and Alhaji Mohammed Idris, both of whom were executive members of the Association.
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, August 16, appointed Edun as Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of Economy, while Mohammed Idris was appointed as Minister of Information and National Orientation.
According to the President of NPAN, Malam Kabiru Yusuf, on Sunday, “their very rich resumes and track records speak for them and we congratulate them on their new assignments, while thanking Mr. President, for giving them the opportunity to contribute to nation building at this critical moment of national development.
While Edun was the Treasurer, Idris was the General Secretary of the Association.
Mr. Edun, an economist, was the Chairman of Vintage Press, publishers of Nation Newspapers while Alhaji Idris, a public relations guru and media entrepreneur, was the Publisher of the Blue Print newspapers.
