By Sampson Boroh
The governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri has appointed a former speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Friday Konbowei Benson, as Secretary to the State Government (SSG).
Diri also approved the appointment of three other principal officers for his administration.
This will be his first major appointments since his swearing in as governor of the oil-rich Bayelsa.
This was contained in a statement signed by Diri’s Acting Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, on Thursday.
According to the statement, the appointments take immediate effect.
“The new appointees include a former Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Friday Konbowei Benson, who will serve as Secretary to the State Government, Chief Benson Agadaga as Chief of Staff, Hon. Peter Pereotubo Akpe as Deputy Chief of Staff and Mr. Irorodamie Komonibo as Principal Secretary”, Alabrah stated.
