President Bola Ahmed Tinubu made an announcement on Friday in Abuja regarding appointments within his administration. He appointed the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, as the new Chief of Staff. Additionally, Sen. Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, a former Deputy Governor of Jigawa State, was named as the Deputy Chief of Staff.
The President also designated the former Governor of Benue State and immediate past Minister of Special Duties, George Akume, as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). This announcement was made during a meeting with the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF).
A statement titled ‘President Tinubu appoints Gbajabiamila as Chief of Staff, Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia as Deputy Chief of Staff, George Akume as Secretary to the Government of the Federation’ was signed on Friday by Abiodun Oladunjoye, the State House Director of Information.
According to the statement, during a meeting with the Progressives Governors Forum, President Tinubu announced the appointments and named George Akume, the former Governor of Benue State and immediate past Minister of Special Duties, as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.