Sentences with phrase «appointment of his aide»

Being the second appointment of his aide in the month of February, President Buhari last week appointed Bashir Ahmad as his Senior Special Assistant on New Media.

Not exact matches

Morgan, a former aide to New Labour prime minister Tony Blair, made clear on Saturday she believes the Tories are making a series of appointments on partisan grounds.

Adding to the tensions, de Blasio was said to have hired Karen Hinton, the wife of former top Cuomo aide Howard Glaser, without giving the governor a heads up on the appointment.

The announcement comes as the White House continues to face questions over the appointment of Rob Porter, a key aide who had been accused by two of his ex-wives of domestic violence.

It was learnt that Buhari had repeatedly expressed concerns about the non-confirmation of Magu's appointment five months after his name was submitted to the Senate, to his aides.

The presidential aide said President Buhari also used the opportunity to congratulate the new Secretary of State on his appointment.

«The appointments of permanent secretaries, ambassadors, Head of Service, ministers and other such aides of Mr. President are wholly his prerogative.

Trump was «extremely measured» when he was told of the special counsel appointment, telling aides they have «nothing hide» even as White House acknowledged it wasn't good news.

The legislative aide likened the situation to Paterson's admitted messy handling of the U.S. Senate appointment involving Caroline Kennedy and more recently what was deemed in a new report as his «errors in judgment» in the handling of an aide's domestic violence incident.

The aide also rebuffed suggestions by constitutional law experts that the Senate can not block Blagojevich's appointment of Burris on the basis that «anyone appointed by Gov. Blagojevich can not be an effective representative of the people of Illinois,» as the top five Democrats in the Senate asserted Tuesday in a statement.

WASHINGTON (CNN)- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other Democratic leaders are devising a plan to block the appointment of Roland Burris to the Senate for weeks in hopes it will prevent Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich from deciding who fills the seat vacated by President - elect Barack Obama, a Senate Democratic leadership aide told CNN Wednesday.

According to the governor's aide, the appointments were made following a rigorous selection and interview process to ensure that only the best candidates were chosen in view of the strategic importance of KWIRS.

And Gallo, who ran on a campaign of accountability and transparency in government, said the appointment of trusted campaign aides to key posts in city government is necessary to make that promise a reality.

ALBANY — After a report last week that gubernatorial aides were involving themselves with a supposedly independent anti-corruption panel, a major good - government group has written a letter voicing concern that such interference would be «a shocking waste of the momentum for meaningful change which its appointment created.»

Originally, the governor's aides said the move made sense since the city has a third of the CUNY board appointments and, thus, should pay a third of the system's operating costs.

Hoping to avoid embarrassment, he plans to pare down the list to a couple of judicial appointments and «no more than eight or 10 other appointments,» the aide said.

ALBANY — Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a slew of new appointments including a new secretary — replacing a top aide — and budget director.

Transportation aides in our rescue program transport dogs to and from veterinary appointments, deliver dogs to foster care when foster families may need help from time to time, and aides also remove dogs from potentially dangerous situations - abusive homes, scheduled euthanasia, severe neglect - and deliver them into the hands of safety here in our rescue program.

His appointment as a top aide has prompted widespread criticism, including accusations that he is a darling of misogynists, white supremacists and anti-Semites.

Common job duties listed on a Program Aide example resume are conducting research, developing materials, scheduling appointments, organizing meetings, ensuring a smooth flow of information, discussing program requirements, and completing clerical tasks.