Gani Audu, a former chairman of Etsako West Local Government Council (2004 to 2010) and member, Edo State House of Assembly who represented Etsako West Constituency 1 from 2015 to 2023, has been named the Chief of Staff (COS) to Governor Monday Okpebholo. The appointment is with immediate effect.
Announcing Audu’s appointment in a statement on Friday, Secretary to the State Government, (SSG) Musa Umar Ikhilor, said it would help Governor Okpebholo in driving meaningful reforms in the state.
Ikhilor said “It is hereby announced for the information of the general public, particularly the good people of Edo State, that His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo, Governor of Edo State, has approved the appointment of Hon. Gani Audu as his Chief of Staff. The appointment takes immediate effect”.
Born August 18, 1969, Audu obtained a Higher National Diploma, (HND) from the Auchi Polytechnic in 1994, a post-graduate Diploma (PGD) in Business Administration from Benson Idahosa University, (BIU) in 2011, and a master of science (M.Sc.) in Intelligence and Global Security from Baze University, Abuja in 2024.
The newly appointed COS was the deputy governorship candidate of the All-Progressives Congress, (APC) in the 2020 Edo State Governorship elections.
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