Tinubu Appoints COS, SGF, Others

The new COS to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila

… As Gbajabiamila Accepts Offer With Joy

After rounds of rumour on the appointment of some key officers of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidency has finally announced the appointment of Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila and George Akume as the Chief of Staff to the President and Secretary to the Government of the Federation respectively.

Gbajabiamila is the outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives while Akume was the former Governor of Benue State.

The new SGF and Chief of Staff to the President, George Akume

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in a terse press release signed by his Director of Information, Mr Biodun Oladunjiye on Friday in Abuja announced the appointment of Speaker of House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as Chief of Staff, and Sen. Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, a former Deputy Governor of Jigawa State, as Deputy Chief of Staff.

In a meeting with Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), the President also named former Governor of Benue State and immediate past Minister of Special Duties, George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).

In another development, the outgoing Speaker also issued a release where he said; “having spent the last 20 years in the Nigerian Parliament, and after winning my 6th term election into the National Assembly, I shall work with Mr President in discharging the enormous task ahead of him for the peace and progress of the federal republic of Nigeria”

“I shall give my best to the job when I take office as the Chief of Staff to the President on June 14, 2023.Thank you Mr. President for finding me worthy of being your Chief of Staff. I shall give my best when I take office on June 14 2023 as reflected in Mr. President’s official letter.” The release added