Amid strong speculations that outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, is the biggest contender to be named as the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, there is confusion over names bandied as the President’s first three three aides.
Usually, the Chief of State, who runs the office and some say, life is usually one of those first named; but the Presidency was silent making analysts suggest it is being kept open for Gbajabiamila, who ends his tour of duty as Speaker on Friday.
Mr. Dele Alake, who was listed as the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity denied that any appointment has been made. “No appointment has been made,” Alake a former Lagos Commissioner told journalists.
His comments threw up confusion over the naming of Ambassador Kunle Adeleke as the State Chief of Protocol (SCOP) to the President, and Mr. Olusegun Dada the aide on Digital Media.
Meanwhile, Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang has approved the appointment of Arch. Samuel Nanchang Jatau as Secretary to the Government of the State (SGS).
He is a retired Director in the Plateau State Civil Service. He was a Governorship aspirant in 2019. He is presently an active and practicing politician in the PDP family.
Barr. Philemon Dafi is Attorney General/Commissioner of Justice designate.
He is a seasoned legal practitioner with more than thirty (30) years of active legal practice. He is a member of the Council for Legal Education in Nigeria.
Mr. Moses Nwan is Executive Private Secretary to the Governor. He is a retired Permanent Secretary with the Plateau State Government and a former Local Government Administrator.
Meanwhile, Channels Television is reporting that former President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Daura, his hometown, Katsina State, a few moments after he handed over the mantle of Nigeria’s leadership to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday.
The white-coloured presidential plane touched down at the Umaru Musa Yar’adua International Airport carrying the former president, his wife, Aisha Buhari, and their entourage at about 1:10 pm. They departed Abuja about an hour earlier after he handed the mantle of leadership to Tinubu.
On arrival at the airport, Buhari was warmly received by the newly sworn-in governor of Katsina State, Dikko Radda; his deputy, Faruk Jobe, alongside the State All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman, Muhammad Sani, as well as the Senator representing Katsina North, Nasiru Daura, the outgoing Attorney General, and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami among other important personalities.
In the meantime, residents of Katsina State have already started giving thanks to God Almighty as the former president has successfully completed his eight years tenure, coming back home safely.
According to the Senator representing Katsina North, Senator Daura, Buhari left the country in the best situation and has done the best for the country, thus it’s time for him to enjoy his peaceful and happy retirement.
The outgoing Katsina State Education Commissioner, Badamasi Charanchi, described Buhari as the best president in Nigeria in terms of infrastructural development and security, expecting a continuation of the good work.
Similarly, the AIG Zone 14 Headquarters, Katsina, Abdurrahman Ahmed, explained that Buhari has done his best in security, hoping for improvement under the incoming administration.