With Less Than 4 Months to Go, Plateau State Governor Makes Fresh Appointments

With Less Than 4 Months to Go, Plateau State Governor Makes Fresh Appointments

  • The governor of Plateau state has confirmed the appointment of 10 new permanent secretaries for the state
  • Governor Simon Lalong made this disclosure through a statement signed by his director of Press and Public Affairs on Monday, January 23
  • The ten new permanent secretaries were appointed to fill in the vacant seats of state government personnel who retired and resigned from public service

With only four months left till the end of his administration, Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has confirmed the appointment of 10 permanent secretaries for the state.

Lalong made the announcement on Monday, January 23rd, in a statement signed by his director of Press and Public Affairs, Macham Makut, and sighted by Legit.ng on the Facebook page of the Government of Plateau State.

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Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau state, APC, Jos
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau state has appointed 10 new permanent secretaries. Photo credit: Government of Plateau State
Source: Facebook

Lalong appoints 10 new permanent secretaries, gives reason

The statement read in part,

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"Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong has approved the appointment of 10 new permanent secretaries.
“They are to fill the vacancies created following the retirement/resignations of some permanent secretaries in the service of the state government.”

The details of the new perm secs

The statement named the newly appointed permanent secretaries as;

  1. Keziah Dung (Barkin Ladi);
  2. Yusuf Gimba (Bassa);
  3. Gongden Sunday, (Mangu);
  4. Lamu Dennis, (Mangu);
  5. Peter Wuyep, (Kanke);
  6. Bapman Emmanuel (Mikang);
  7. Boniface Bankshuet (Mikang);
  8. Gotan James, (Pankshin);
  9. Salamatu Parlong (Pankshin) and
  10. Wuyep Zitta from the Langtang South LGA

The statement added that the new permanent secretaries were expected to be sworn in on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at the Victoria Gowon Hall, new Government House, Little Rayfield Jos by 10: 00am.

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Buhari makes another crucial appointment weeks to 2023 elections

In a similar move, Abiodun Aikomo has been appointed as the secretary of the Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee (ACJMC).

Aikomo's appointment was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, January 22nd, as contained in a statement issued by Modupe Ogundoro, the director of Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Justice.

The new appointee is expected to retain the office for an initial period of four (4) years in line with Section 471 (2) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015 vide letter Ref: PRES/97/HAGF/173.

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In another report, a world press conference held on Sunday, January 22 addressed by the Directorate of Strategic Communications, Atiku/Okowa presidential campaign council, and attended by a Legit.ng reporter, called for the arrest of Bola Tinubu, All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate.

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The PDP spokespersons called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to immediately arrest and prosecute Tinubu.

The spokespersons are Bashorun Dele Momodu, head of the directorate; Paul Ibe, media adviser to Atiku; Daniel Bwala, spokesperson of the council; Phrank Shaibu, special assistant, public communication to Atiku, and Charles Aniagwu, spokesperson of the council.

Source: Legit.ng

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