By; ADAMA JOHN, Lokoja
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has appointed additional 215 aides to boost his administration in the Confluence State for the next two months.
A break down of the appointment comprises 26 Special Advisers ,128 Senior Special Assistants and 51 Special Assistants.
The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr. Folashade Ayoade disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Lokoja, spelling out the number and categories of the appointees.
The Secretary to the State Government said their appointments take effect from September 29, 2023.
Some of the newly appointed Special Advisers and their portfolios are, James Modu Kaura (Steel Development); Siaka Ibrahim (Kogi State Indigenes in Diaspora); Nusa Yahaya (Local Government Matters Igbalamela/Odolu LGA); Abdulhai Yunusa (Local Government Matters, Ofu LGA).
Others include, James Babatunde (Energy); Odoh Akowe (Political Education); Umar Isah Edibo (Mentoring); Oluwakayode Emmanuel (Girl Child Education); and Onu Salifu (Cultural Integration).
Mohammed Attai Yusuf, Senior Special Assistant on Job Creation (Kogi East); Nuhu Isa Alifia (SSA, Human Capital Development II); Atule Amedu (Cooperatives II); Mumin Suleiman Ahmed (Road Maintenance); and Siaka Alih (Industrial Management), among others.
