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JONATHAN APPOINTS ANYIM NEW SGF

  1. Posted on Tuesday 31 May 2011 - 16:26
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    President Goodluck Jonathan has made the first set of appointment. He appointed the former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim yesterday as Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). Anyim replaced the former SGF Mahmud Yayale Ahmed.

    He also retained retired General Owoeye Andrew Azazi as the National Security Adviser (NAS)

    This was the first set of appointments made by the President since his inauguration for a fresh four-year term on Sunday. The appointments were announced in a statement signed by the Director of Information in the Presidency, Musa Aduwak.
    It said, “President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the appointment of Senator Anyim Pius Anyim as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. He will be sworn-in on Tuesday, 31st May, 2011 at the Executive Council Chambers at 12 noon. Also, President Jonathan has approved the re-appointment of General Owoeye Andrew Azazi as the National Security Adviser.”
    Jonathan appointed Azazi as NSA on October 4, 2010 following the resignation of retired General Aliyu Gusau in September, 2010.
    Anyim, the former Senate President was born on 19 February 1961 in Ishiagu, in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. He attended Ishiagu High School (St. John Bosco), the Federal School of Arts and Science, Aba and later Imo State University, Uturu (1983–1987). For his youth Service, he served as the Co-ordinator, Youth Mobilisation Programme in Sokoto State. In 1992, Anyim became the Head of Protection Department at the National Commission for Refugees, Abuja, a job that included provision of legal services and political protection for refugees.
    In 1998, he joined the United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP), winning a Senate election. However the death of General Sani Abacha on 8 June 1998 nullified the result. During the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar, he joined the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and was elected as Senator on PDP’s platform in 1999 for the Ebonyi South constituency of Ebonyi State. He was appointed Senate President in August 2000.

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