Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has removed the Acting Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Richard Tokma.
Tokma, had served as the Acting SSG since 2018.
He has been replaced by Prof. Danladi Atu who until the appointment was the Director, Institute for Peace and Social Rehabilitation, University of Abuja.
A statement by the Director of Press and Public Affairs, Mr. Makut Macham, which disclosed the development on Thursday, also said that the Governor has approved the appointment of Mr. Noel Donjur as his new Chief of Staff.
The two appointments are with immediate effect, the statement said.
“Plateau State Governor Rt.Hon. Simon Bako Lalong has announced the appointment of Prof. Danladi Abok Atu as the Secretary to the Government of Plateau State. Prof. Atu until now is the Director, Institute for Peace and Social Rehabilitation, University of Abuja.
“Similarly, the Governor has appointed Noel K. Donjur as his Chief of Staff. Until his appointment, Mr. Donjur was a former Commissioner for Works and Current Member of the Plateau State Economic Council”