Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, set to leave office in January 2024, has made significant changes to his administration by appointing 215 new aides.
The announcement of these appointments came through a notice issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. (Mrs) Folashade Ayoade. The newly appointed aides, hailing from the 21 Local Government Areas of Kogi State, will officially assume their roles from September 29, 2023.
Among the appointments, 26 individuals were designated as Special Advisers to the Governor, while 128 were appointed as Senior Special Assistants, and 51 others as Special Assistants, among other roles.
Some of the newly appointed Special Advisers are James Modu Kaura (Steel Development); Siaka Ibrahim (Kogi State Indigenes in Diaspora); Nusa Yahaya (Local Government Matters Igbalamela/Odolu LGA); Abdullahi Yunusa (Local Government Matters, Ofu LGA); James Babatunde (Energy); Odoh Akowe (Political Education); Umar Isah Edibo (Mentoring); Oluwakayode Emmanuel (Girl Child Education); and Onu Salifu (Cultural Integration).
Others are 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.