The governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, has made the first set of appointments in his administration.
The appointments were contained in a statement signed by his chief press secretary, Tersoo Kula.
He said the governor has appointed Emmanuel Chenge, as Principal Private Secretary, PPS and Paul Biam as Chief of Staff.
Others include Moses Agbogbo Ode as Head of Service, HoS and Joseph Alakali as Secretary to the State Government, SSG.
Mr Alia said the appointments take immediate effect, while others are being expected.