Mercy Johnson is sworn-in and now officially the Kogi state SSA(see images)

Mercy Johnson sworn in

Actress Mercy Johnson is officially the new Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Kogi State on Entertainment, Arts and Culture.
She was appointed on march 14, 2017 by Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello with 53 others as Senior Special Assistants to the governor into the various offices in the administration.  

mercy johnson

The press had stated the purpose of the office, "the rationale for the additional appointees at the state level is to plug identified gaps in service delivery, fill key positions with the right people and to broaden inclusiveness in governance by bringing people from more communities on board.”

The swearing in of the Governor's aides

 
The 53 other appointees were Hon. Abdullahi Bello – SSA to the Governor on Political Matters, Kogi Central (Adavi LGA); Hajia Ladi Mariam Ibrahim – SSA to the Governor on Land Matters (Adavi LGA); Sandra Musa – SSA to the Governor on Women and Children Development (Ajaokuta LGA); Abdulraheem Baba Aliyu – SSA to the Governor on Security and Intelligence, Kogi Central (Ajaokuta);

Gov Bello swears in an appointee of govt (@seunjamestaiwo)

 
Others were: Olakunle Jagun - SSA to the Governor on Security and Intelligence (Kabba-Bunu LGA); Shaban Ohinoyi Shuaibu - SSA to the Governor on Secondary Healthcare Institutions (Kogi LGA); Shuaibu Musa - SSA to the Governor on Sanitation and Environment (Kogi LGA);

Mercy Johnson and Gov Yahaya Bello (@seunjamestaiwo)

 
Nda Aaron Alhassan - SSA to the Governor on Mobilisation (Lokoja LGA); among a host of others.

Mercy Johnson gets sworn in as SSA to the Governor on Entertainment, Arts and Culture (@seunjamestaiwo)

  On Monday April 3, 2017, the appointees recited the oaths of their new offices at a ceremony in government house, Lokoja, and have resumed duties.

SSA gets sworn in by Gov Bello (@seunjamestaiwo