The Secretary to the State Government (SSG) is an official in the state governments of Nigeria's 36 states and second executive official after the Deputy Governor of every State. The individual who holds the office is usually appointed by the State Governor.
Role The Secretary to the State Government is a high-ranking appointed executive branch official whose main responsibility is to assist the government achieve its vision and objectives through the provision of advice and guidance. In addition, the Secretary to the State Government handles policy-making and oversees the implementation of decisions, policies and programmes as well as the operations of government ministries, agencies and parastatals.
The Secretary to the State Government is in charge of its subsidiaries including the State Executive Council Secretariat, the General Administration Office, the State Directorate of Volunteer Services (DVS), the Speech Writing Unit and the state office of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD).
Current SSGs +List of current SSGs by stateSSGJurisdictionTerm startSSGJurisdictionTerm startBarr. Chris EzemAbia StateAbdullahi Baffa BichiKano State Awwal D. TukurAdamawa State Abdullahi FaskariKatsina StateEmmanuel E. EkuwemAkwa Ibom State Safiyanu Garba BenaKebbi StateProfessor Solo ChukwulobeluAnambra State Mrs. Folashade Arike AyoadeKogi StateDr Aminu HammayoBauchi StateMamman Saba JibrilKwara State Prof. Nimibofa AyaweiBayelsa State Barr. Abimbola Salu-HundeyinLagos State Barr. Aber Serumun DeborahBenue State Barr. Labaran MagajiNasarawa State Malam Bukar TijaniBorno State Alhaji Abubakar Usman GawuNiger StateTina Banku AgborCross River State Mr. Olatokunbo Joseph TalabiOgun StateDr. Kingsley Eze EmuDelta StateOndo StateDr. Kenneth UgbalaEbonyi StateTelim IgbalayeOsun StateBarr. Musa Umar Ikhilor Edo StateProf. Olanike K. AdeyemoOyo StateEkiti State Arch. Samuel JatauPlateau StateEnugu StateRivers StateGombe StateAlhaji Bello SifawaSokoto StateImo StateTimothy KatapsTaraba StateBaba Malan WaliJigawa StateAlhaji Baba Malam WaliYobe StateAbdulkadir MayereKaduna StateMal. Abubakar M. NakwadaZamfara State
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