Chief Olisa Metuh, a former national publicity secretary of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has been appointed as the head of the Directorate of Organisation and Mobilisation of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors (RHA)
The RHA was established in November 2025 as a strategic platform to disseminate the programmes, policies and achievements of the Tinubu-led administration across states.
The appointment of Metuh and other top officers to head key areas of the organisation was announced by Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo, the Director-General and National Coordinator on Friday.
A statement by Mr Tunde Rahman, Director, RHA media and publicity team, quoted Uzodinma as saying that the appointments were to “strengthen the structure and improve the operational effectiveness of the RHA” ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The statement indicated that Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State is to serve as Deputy Director-General of the outfit, with Gov. Mohammed Yahaya of Gombe as Secretary, while Mr James Faleke is Deputy Secretary.
The statement said that the structure of the RHA also comprised six zonal coordinators, 37 state coordinators and 774 local government coordinators.
The newly appointed directors include Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, Director- General, Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), who heads the Youth Directorate, while Chief Olisa Metuh takes charge of Organisation and Mobilisation.
Rahman is to serve as Director of Media and Publicity, with Sunday Dare overseeing Digital and New Media.
Others include Mr Mele Geidam (Finance); Mr Muiz Banire, (Monitoring, Compliance and Legal); and Mrs Bisoye Coker-Odusote (Technology and Data).
Also appointed are Mr Abubakar Abubakar (Support Groups); Mr Ibrahim Garba (Intelligence); Sen. Sani Musa (Special Duties); and Simon Karu (Planning).
The list further included Dr Halima Zakari (Welfare); Dr Nnamdi Mbaeri (Administration); Mrs Bilikisu Muhammed Kaika (Women Affairs); Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa (Diaspora); and Ms Hadiza Bala Usman (Research and Innovation).
The appointments, according to the statement, reflected a deliberate effort to build a broad-based and functional structure capable of effectively engaging Nigerians and communicating government policies at all levels.(NAN)
