President, Bola Tinubu has appointed Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, as the new Chief of Staff; former Deputy Governor of Jigawa State, Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia, as new Deputy Chief of Staff and Former Minister of Special Duties, George Akume, as new Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
The new appointments by the Commander in chief of the Nigerian Armed forces were revealed in a statement released on Friday by the State House Director of Information, Abiodun Oladunjoye.
The statement titled ‘President Tinubu appoints Gbajabiamila COS, Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia, DCOS, George Akume, SGF’ reads as follows:
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“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, 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, 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,” the statement reads.
Recall, in an earlier report, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila had debunked earlier rumors that he was being considered for the role of the chief of staff to the president-elect and that he was considering leaving the legislative chamber for the federal executive arm.
