By Collins Vershima
Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sworn- in Sen(Dr). George Akume as the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), at the council chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday.
Sen. Akume, the immediate past Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs in the Buhari Administration and a former governor of Benue State, was appointed on Friday alongside Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as the Chief of Staff of the Bola Tinubu Presidency. Akume’s mandate is to handle the administrative organisation of the new government.
The new SGF, who takes over from Boss Mustapha, took the Oath of Allegiance and the Oath of Office.
The oath taking event which was brief was attended by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Ahmad Lawan among some serving and former governors.
The governors present were, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, Hyacinth Alia of Benue, and former governor of Nasarawa, Tanko Al-Makura.
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, FolasadeYemi-Esan, and the spouse of the new SGF, a law maker-elect, Regina Akume, were at the event.
Dr. Akume is a 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 where he also was the minority leader in the Senate in June 2011 to June 2015 .
