Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has appointed 215 new aides.
They comprised 26 Special Advisers ,128 Senior Special Assistants, 51 Special Assistants and others .
The Secretary to the State Government ( SSG), Dr Folashade Ayoade, on Tuesday announced their appointments in a statement in Lokoja.
Ayoade 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); 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.