Secretary to the Government of the Federation

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Secretary to the Government of the Federation of Nigeria
Coat of arms of Nigeria.svg
Incumbent
George Akume
since 7 June 2023
Executive Branch of the Federal Government
Style Mr. Secretary
(informal)
The Honorable
(formal)
AbbreviationSGF
Member of Federal Executive Council
Reports to The President
Seat SGF Office, Shehu Shagari Complex, Three Arms Zone, Abuja
Appointer The President
Formation1 September 1961
(63 years ago)
 (1961-09-01)
First holderDr. S.O Wey
Website osgf.gov.ng

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:

Agencies under the OSGF [4]

Secretaries

Head of GovernmentNameTenure StartTenure End
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Dr. S. O. Wey [5] 1 September 196116 January 1966
Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
Yakubu Gowon
M. A. Ejueyitchie4 August 196620 December 1970
A. A. Atta21 December 197012 June 1972
C. O. Lawson16 August 197231 March 1975
Yakubu Gowon
Murtala Muhammed
Olusegun Obasanjo
A. A. Ayida23 April 197531 March 1977
Olusegun Obasanjo Alli L. Ciroma1 April 197730 September 1979
Shehu Shagari Shehu Ahmadu Musa 1 October 197931 December 1983
Muhammadu Buhari
Ibrahim Babangida
G. A. Longe1 January 198430 January 1986
Ibrahim Babangida Olu Falae 31 January 198631 December 1989
Aliyu Mohammed 1 January 199026 August 1993
Ernest Shonekan Mustafa Umara27 August 199317 November 1993
Sani Abacha
Abdulsalami Abubakar
Aminu Saleh 18 November 199317 October 1995
Gidado Idris 17 October 199528 May 1999
Olusegun Obasanjo Ufot Ekaette 29 May 199928 May 2007
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua Baba Gana Kingibe 29 May 20078 October 2008
Yayale Ahmed [6] 8 October 200829 May 2011
Goodluck Jonathan Anyim Pius Anyim 1 May 201129 May 2015
Muhammadu Buhari Ogbonnaya Onu [7] 1 June 201527 August 2015
Babachir David Lawal 27 August 201529 October 2017
Boss Gida Mustapha 1 November 201729 May 2023
Bola Tinubu George Akume 7 June 2023Present

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