Nigeriafilms.com has confirmed that Storm Records boss, Obi Asika, is now the Senior Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on Social Media.
The position was before now held by Reno Omokri, who has been under fire recently for various reasons.
Not too long ago, reports in the media claimed that he was involved in burglary in Delta State. It was alleged that he led some security operatives to a property in the state and forcefully broke into it, ransacking the building and carting away with about N25million.
Reno, a pastor, denied being physically present at the scene of the incident, claiming he was in Abuja when the said burglary occurred.
He had also been accused of not managing the image of Jonathan well on social media.
It is believed that Asika’s appointment is aimed at selling the President to Nigerians on social media ahead of the presidential election in March 2015. The Storm Records boss is very strong on social media platforms.
A source very close to him confirmed to us Asika’s new job. The new SSA to the President is the organiser of the annual Social Media Week in Lagos.
