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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
President Bola Tinubu has sworn-in the immediate past Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator George Akume as the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation(SGF).
Akume took his Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Office in the presence of government officials at the council chamber of the State House, on Wednesday.
Among those present at the swearing-in are Vice President Kashim Shettima; President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan; Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan and the spouse of the new SGF, Mrs Regina Akume.
The president had last Friday appointed Akume as the SGF. He also appointed the outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, as his new Chief of Staff while the former deputy governor of Jigawa State, Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia, was appointed as Deputy Chief of Staff.