Secretary to the State Government

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.^[1]

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.^{[citation needed]}

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).^[2][3][4]

Current SSGs

List of current SSGs by state

SSG	Jurisdiction	Term start	Ref.	SSG	Jurisdiction	Term start	Ref.
Barr. Chris Ezem	Abia State			Abdullahi Baffa Bichi	Kano State
Awwal D. Tukur	Adamawa State			Abdullahi Faskari	Katsina State
Emmanuel E. Ekuwem	Akwa Ibom State			Safiyanu Garba Bena	Kebbi State
Professor Solo Chukwulobelu	Anambra State			Mrs. Folashade Arike Ayoade	Kogi State
Aminu Hammayo	Bauchi State			Mamman Saba Jibril	Kwara State
Prof. Nimibofa Ayawei	Bayelsa State			Folashade Sherifat Jaji	Lagos State
Barr. Aber Serumun Deborah	Benue State			Barr. Labaran Magaji	Nasarawa State
Malam Bukar Tijani	Borno State			Alhaji Abubakar Usman Gawu	Niger State
Tina Banku Agbor	Cross River State			Mr. Olatokunbo Joseph Talabi	Ogun State
Dr. Kingsley Eze Emu	Delta State				Ondo State
Dr. Kenneth Ugbala	Ebonyi State			Telim Igbalaye	Osun State
Barr. Musa Umar Ikhilor	Edo State			Prof. Olanike K. Adeyemo	Oyo State
	Ekiti State			Arch. Samuel Jatau	Plateau State
	Enugu State				Rivers State
	Gombe State			Alhaji Bello Sifawa	Sokoto State
	Imo State			Timothy Kataps	Taraba State
Baba Malan Wali	Jigawa State			Alhaji Baba Malam Wali	Yobe State
Abdulkadir Mayere	Kaduna State			Mal. Abubakar M. Nakwada	Zamfara State