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Secretary to the Government of the Federation

Secretary to the Government of the Federation

Nigerian government position

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation or SGF is the official title of the political appointee responsible for ensuring the effective coordination and monitoring of the implementation of government policies and programmes in the hierarchy of Nigerian government.[1]

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History

Until the abolition of the post of Prime Minister in 1966, the SGF served as the principal cabinet secretary in the Federal Executive Council. Upon the assumption of President Muhammadu Buhari to office in 2015, many powers conferred to the Secretary to the Government to the point that some political analysts said that he wielded more power than the Vice President.[2] In a move to strengthen service delivery, President Bola Tinubu has approved the deployment of 12 government institutions to the office of the SGF.[3]

Office of the Secretary of the Government of the Federation

The following are the cabinets for the effective discharge of duties by the secretary:

  • General Services Office
  • Political Affairs Office
  • Economic Affairs Office
  • Special Services Office
  • Special Duties Office

Agencies under the OSGF[4]

  • National Identity Management Commission
  • Federal Road Safety Corps
  • Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission
  • Niger Delta Development Commission
  • National Hajj Commission of Nigeria
  • National Lottery Trust Fund
  • Nigeria National Merit Award
  • National Lottery Regulatory Commission
  • Code of Conduct Bureau
  • Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission
  • National Agency for the Control of Aids
  • New Partnership for African Development
  • National Poverty Eradication Programme
  • National Commission for Refugees

Secretaries

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Anyim Pius Anyim appointed SGF". Vanguard News. 30 May 2011.
  2. [2]
    Quadri, Opeyemi (2021-12-06). "Secretary To The Government Of The Federation (SGF) In Nigeria". Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  3. [3]
    Ailemen, Anthony (2023-12-20). "Tinubu juggles agencies, moves NASENI, NIMC, others to SGF office". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  4. [4]
    "Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation – The Statehouse, Abuja". Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  5. [5]
    "Past SGFS". Office of the Secretaries to the Federation.
  6. [6]
    "Jonathan swears in new Secretary to the Government of the Federation". Online Nigeria.
  7. [7]
    "President Buhari approves Ogbonnaya Onu as Secretary to Government of the Federation". GP News.
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