The governor of Nasarawa state has revealed that he would want to be officially addressed as Abdullahi A. Sule.
This was contained in a statement signed by Abubakar Ishaq, Administrative Secretary in the Office of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) on Saturday in Lafia.
The governor also made his first set of appointments since assumption of office on May 29.
Ishaq said the governor approved the appointments of nine Senior Special Assistants (SSA) with effect from June 1.
The appointees includes John Mamman, SSA Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs; Samuel Egya, SSA Governor’s Office; Yakubu Kwanta, SSA Youth Affairs and Non-Governmental Organisations; and Murtala Lamus, SSA Special Duties.
Others are Ibrahim Abdullahi, SSA Investment and Economic Planning; James Thomas, Liaison Office Abuja; Rakiya Alaku, Women Affairs and Empowerment; Salihu Ogah, Deputy Governor’s Office; and Abubakar Zanwa, Legal Matters.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday interrogated former Governor of Akwa Ibom State Godswill Akpabio over allegation of financial crimes. Daily Trust gathered that Akpabio honoured the invitation by the anti-graft agency to explain allegations of looting of the state’s funds during his tenure. Sources told our correspondent that Senator Akpabio was being interrogated late yesterday evening at the Abuja head offices of the Commission. He was spotted at the EFFC office in company of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Rickey Tarfa, at about 5:20pm. Akpabio’s arrest yesterday is fallout of the petition by an Abuja-based lawyer and activist, Leo Ekpenyong, who had on June 8 this year petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari and the EFCC, calling for Senator Akpabio’s probe and accusing him of looting. The petitioner had earlier on Wednesday adopted his petition and provided more details to the anti-graft agency on the allegations against the minority leader of People...
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