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	Ref.	SSG	Jurisdiction

Barr. Chris Ezem	Abia State		Abdullahi Baffa Bichi	Kano State
	Adamawa State			Katsina State
Emmanuel E. Ekuwem	Akwa Ibom State			Kebbi State
	Anambra State			Kogi State
Aminu Hammayo	Bauchi State		Mamman Saba Jibril	Kwara State
	Bayelsa State		Folashade Sherifat Jaji	Lagos State
	Benue State			Nasarawa State
	Borno State			Niger State
Tina Banku Agbor	Cross River State			Ogun State
Dr. Kingsley Eze Emu	Delta State			Ondo State
Dr. Kenneth Ugbala	Ebonyi State			Osun StateTelim Igbalaye
	Edo State			Oyo State
	Ekiti State			Plateau State
	Enugu State			Rivers State
	Gombe State			Sokoto State
	Imo State			Taraba State
	Jigawa State	Baba Malan Wali		Yobe State
Abdulkadir mayere	Kaduna State			Zamfara State