Gov Kefas Agbu

Newly sworn-in governor of Taraba state, Kefas Agbu has confirmed the appointment of Timothy Kataps as the Secretary to the State Government and Jeji Williams as his Chief of Staff on Wednesday, May 31.

The Head of Service of Taraba State, Jemima Nathans, announced the appointments. She also disclosed that the appointments take immediate effect.

Kataps is a former attorney general and commissioner of justice in Taraba State. He was previously the SSG during the administration of the late Danbaba Suntai and a former Northeast zonal deputy chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party.

Jeji Williams is a retired permanent secretary. He had previously held appointments as Chief Press Secretary to former governor Jolly Nyame and permanent secretary of the state’s Abuja liaison office. After his retirement from the civil service, he contested for the Taraba North senatorial seat but did not win the party’s primary election.