... Swears in Akume as new SGF

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently holding his maiden meeting with governors across the 36 states of the federation under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) at the State House, Abuja.

In attendance at the meeting which started around 12:36pm are the governors of Zamfara, Kano, Taraba, Kogi, Ogun, Nasarawa, Bayelsa, Adamawa, Ebonyi, Lagos, Rivers, Osun, Jigawa, Benue, Taraba, Delta, Enugu, Rivers, Oyo, Plateau, Kebbi, Abia, Imo, Bauchi.

The deputy governors of Edo and Niger are representing their states.

The governors, who are conspicuously missing before the start of the meeting are governors of Katsina, Kaduna, Gombe, Borno, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Ekiti, Sokoto, and Ondo.

Vice President Kashim Shettima and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, are equally attending the meeting.

President Tinubu had on Friday met with the governors of his ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) under the auspices of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF).

In another development, President Tinubu on Wednesday swore in the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, at the council chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Akume, a former governor of Benue, was appointed on Friday to handle administrative organisation of the new government.

The new SGF, who is taking over Mr Boss Mustapha, took the Oath of Allegiance and the Oath of Office.

The brief event witnessed the attendance of Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Ahmed Lawan as well as some serving and former governors.

The governors include AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, Father Hyacinth Alia of Benue and former governor of Nasarawa, Sen. Tanko Al-Makura.

Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr FolasadeYemi-Esan and the spouse of the new SGF, Mrs Regina Akume also attended the event.

Akume was the former minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs under President Muhammadu Buhari from 2019 to 2023.

The new SGF was the Senator representing Benue North-West Senatorial District from 2007 to 2019.

He was also the Minority Leader of the Senate from June 2011 to June 2015.(Based on reports by Daily Trust and NAN)

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