By Bukola Hameed
Tinubu appoints Gbajabiamila as Chief of Staff and Akume as SGF, News Live Nigeria reports.
In a recent gathering in Abuja, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu disclosed his appointments for key positions within his administration.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, was chosen to assume the role of Chief of Staff. Joining him as Deputy Chief of Staff is Sen. Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, a former Deputy Governor of Jigawa State.
During the meeting with the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), the President appointed George Akume, the former Governor of Benue State and immediate past Minister of Special Duties, as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).
The gathering was attended by several notable personalities, including governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), Umar Namadi (Jigawa), Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe), Yahaya Bello (Kogi), Professor Babagana Zulum (Borno), and Mai Mala Buni (Yobe). Others present were Uba Sani (Kaduna), Dikko Radda (Katsina), Father Hyacinth Alia (Benue), AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Umar Bago (Niger), Aliyu Ahmed (Sokoto), Francis Nwifuru (Ebonyi), and Bassey Otu (Cross River).
Notably absent from the meeting were Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), Biodun Oyebanji, and Dr Nasir Idris (Kebbi), who are governors under the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima, the Permanent Secretary of the State House, Tijjani Umar, and former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu, were also present at the gathering.
This meeting, serving as President Tinubu’s first official interaction with the APC governors since his inauguration earlier in the week, is believed to have addressed important matters such as selecting leaders for the National Assembly, ministerial appointments, and the pressing issue of fuel that is currently impacting the nation.