President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Sen. George Akume as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).
Akume was sworn in at the council chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday, June 7.
The new SGF took the Oath of Allegiance and the Oath of Office.
The brief event had in attendance Vice President Kashim Shettima; Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; and Governors AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara) and Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia (Benue).
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Others were the former governor of Nasarawa State, Tanko Al-Makura; Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan; and the spouse of the new SGF, Regina Akume.
Akume, a former governor of Benue State, was appointed last Friday to handle the administrative organisation of the new government.
He served as the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs under former 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.
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