President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Sunday Aghaeze as his personal assistant on photography.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the appointment confirmed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, takes effect from June 1, 2016.

Aghaeze  an award-winning photo-journalist was prior to his appointment,  a photo editor at This Day newspapers in Abuja.

The highly experienced photojournalist holds a post-graduate diploma in Business Administration from the University of Abuja, a Higher National Diploma and National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra and Auchi in Edo, respectively.

He has also covered the UN, World Bank, IMF, African First Ladies’ activities in several countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa.

Some of the awards won by Aghaeze include 2007 Best Photo Journalist of the year, and 2010 second runner up photo journalist at Professor Wole Soyinka Award 2010, among others.