Fans of the motivational speaker and former presidential candidate Fela Durotoye have flocked to Instagram to celebrate him on his appointment as senior special assistant to President Bola Tinubu on national values and social justice.
Mr Durotoye and four others were appointed to serve in the media and publicity directorate of the Office of the President.
A statement on Monday by the president’s spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said they were appointed with “full respect for the tenets of Nigeria’s federal character principle and the supremacy of merit.”
Durotoye’s fans immediately took to Instagram to drop congratulatory messages on his most recent post which was an invitation to his online meeting tagged The Connect.
An Instagram user @akadiriolawale wrote, “…I want to say a big congratulations on your appointment sir. My only request is please do a great job and do not disappoint us…”
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Another known as @atoberlingworld wrote, “Congratulations sir. Egbon please don’t disappoint us. God will lead you to the right path.”
Also, @enifomespeaks wrote, “Congratulations sir FD. We have been celebrating you in our various groups because we know God is behind this and God will give you wisdom to reform Nigeria from this vantage position…”
Another Instagram user @the10xcoach noted, “Congratulations sir. I am deeply inspired. I saw this coming. This will lead to an emergence of a God-kind of leadership in Nigeria.”
