Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule said yesterday that the recent appointment of Permanent Secretaries was strictly guided by merit, availability and inclusiveness.

Sule stated this while presiding over the monthly state executive council meeting in Lafia.

He said: “The appointment of permanent secretaries is similar to that of other political appointees such as commissioners, which informed that every local government area of the state is covered.

“The appointment of permanent secretaries is strictly guided by merit, availability and inclusiveness.

“My administration will continue to be anchored on justice, equity, transparency, accountability and rule of law,” he said

The governor said his administration took cognisance of the fact that Kokona, Keffi and Nasarawa local government areas didn’t have any serving permanent secretaries.

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He, therefore, said two new permanent secretaries were appointed from Nasarawa Local Government Area “because it is the largest council with two development areas.

”The administration also considered the outcome of the examination for the appointment of the permanent secretaries.”

Sule also commiserated with the people of Ekye Development Area on recent insecurity that led to the death of two persons.

He assured that the deputy governor, Dr Emmanuel Akabe and the Special Adviser on Security, would convene a meeting within the week in order to address the issue.

“We don’t take issues of security with laxity; so we must be able to do everything we can and ensure that our people are secured.

“I strongly believe that by the end of the meeting, we will be able to arrive clearly at what to do,” he said.

Continuing, the governor said: “As part of the efforts to boost security across the state, my administration bought vehicles for some security agencies operating in the state.

”More vehicles have been purchased for more security agencies to enable them to have adequate tools to protect the people.”