George Akume, a former governor of Benue State and the most recent minister of special duties, was named secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), and Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, was named chief of staff, according to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s announcement on Friday in Abuja.
The President also appointed Sen. Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, a former deputy governor of Jigawa State, as deputy chief of staff during a meeting with the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF).
Governors from the following states were present: Professor Babagana Zulum (Borno), Mai Mala Buni (Yobe), Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe), Yahaya Bello (Kogi), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), and Umar Namadi (Jigawa).
Additionally, there are Father Hyacinth Alia (Benue), AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Umar Bago (Niger), Aliyu Ahmed (Sokoto), Francis Nwifuru (Ebonyi), and Uba Sani (Kaduna, Dikko Radda, and Katsina).
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Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), Biodun Oyebanji, and Dr. Nasir Idris (Kebbi) were among the APC governors that were absent from the meeting.
Senator Kashim Shettima, the vice president, Tijjani Umar, the permanent secretary of the State House, and Nuhu Ribadu, the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), were also in attendance.
