Alia lauds President Tinubu over appointment of Akume as SGF

From Uche Nnorom, Makurdi

Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for making history as the first Nigerian president to appoint a Benue man in such a high-ranking position as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation

(SGF), saying Nigeria will gain more with this appointment.

Givernor Alia who stated this in a congratulatory message signed by his Chief Press Secretary Kula Tersoo also, congratulated Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila on his appointment as Chief of Staff to the President.

He noted that as a former Permanent Secretary, a two term Governor and a former Senator of the federal republic of Nigeria, Akume has all the required experience that will positively impart President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to succeed in his task to take Nigeria to enviable heights of development.

The governor added that, the new SGF has done a lot for the country in different capacities, through selfless service, both in his home state of Benue and Nigeria at large, maintaining that the appointment is well deserved and has not come to him as a surprise.

He praised the choice of Gbajabiamila as CoS, saying as a trained lawyer with enormous experience in parliament, the former speaker will surely fit into the renewed hope agenda to add value to the system.