Peter Obi on Tuesday announced Balogun Osuntokun as the new Director General of his presidential campaign council.

Osuntokun replaces Doyin Okupe who resigned last week.

Here are some things you should know about the new man on the job

1. Akin Osuntokun is a 61-year-old Nigerian political scientist, strategist, researcher, administrator, journalist and writer.
2. He hails from Ekiti State, the Southwestern part of Nigeria.
3. Osuntokun was appointed as a Political Adviser to former President Olusegun Obasanjo between 1999 and 2007.
4. He became the Director of the Presidential Campaign of the People’s Democratic Party in the 2011 general elections.
5. He was the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) from 2011 – 2015.