For someone who was said to be too old to contest for the office of the President, Bola Tinubu is indeed out to prove his critics wrong.
He has been up and running ever since he took over the leadership of the country.
While supporters of opposition parties wait for the court to nullify the victory of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the president has gone ahead to officially announce his first set of appointments.
This is coming four days after his inauguration as the Nigerian leader.
Bola Tinubu Appoints Chief Of Staff, Others
In a statement signed on Friday by the State House Director of Information, Abiodun Oladunjoye, President Tinubu appointed the outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, as his new Chief of Staff.
The statement is entitled ‘President Tinubu appoints Gbajabiamila COS, Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia, DCOS, George Akume, SGF’.
The Nigerian leader also appoints a former Deputy Governor of Jigawa State, Senator Ibrahim Hadejia, as the Deputy Chief of Staff.
While the immediate past Minister of Special Duties, Senator George Akume was appointed as Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).
Read Full Statement:
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu 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.
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“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).”
Before the appointments were made public, the new Chief of Staff to the President, Gbajabiamila was seen being shown around the Chief of Staff wing of the State House by some officials of the State House.
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Prior to the announcement of the three new appointments, Ambassador Victor Adeleke had been appointed the State Chief of Protocol (SCoP) and has since assumed office.
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