Question:  Since 2017 Nick Ayers has been Chief of Staff to a man that served as governor of what state?

Context articles: Mike Akhigbe
Kirstjen Nielsen
Brad Parscale
Nitish Kumar
Nick Ayers
Abia State Chief of Staff
Oklahoma National Guard
Office of the Vice President of the United States
Jeffrey Pearlman
Mike Pence

Mike Okhai Akhigbe (September 29, 1946 - October 13, 2013) was a vice admiral in the Nigerian Navy who served as "de facto" Vice President of Nigeria (as Chief of General Staff) during the General Abdusalami Abubakar led military government from 1998 till the termination of military government in Nigeria, in 1999.
 He served as Military Governor of Nigeria's Ondo State from 1985 to 1986, and Military Governor of Lagos State from 1986 to 1988, after which he was appointed Chief of Naval Staff, the highest-ranking officer of the Nigerian Navy, and subsequently the Chief of General Staff, the highest-ranking military officer of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Armed forces.
 He died in the US on 28 October 2013 after suffering from cancer for a few years.
Kirstjen M. Nielsen is a government official and national security expert who currently serves as Principal Deputy White House Chief of Staff to U.S. President Donald Trump since September 6, 2017.
 She informally performed the role of Deputy Chief of Staff since the time John F. Kelly became White House Chief of Staff on July 31, 2017.
 Nielsen had previously served as Kelly's Chief of Staff at the Department of Homeland Security.
 She is the founder and former President of Sunesis Consulting.
 Prior to serving in the Trump administration, she was a senior fellow and member of the Resilience Task Force of the Center for Cyber & Homeland Security think tank at the George Washington University and served on the Global Risks Report Advisory Board of the World Economic Forum.
 She holds degrees from the Georgetown School of Foreign Service and the University of Virginia Law School.
Brad Parscale (born January 3, 1976) is an American digital media and political strategist.
 He served as the digital media director for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
 Parscale began working for the Trump Organization in 2011, developing and designing websites, and creating and managing digital media strategies.
 In early 2015, Trump hired Parscale and his firm, Giles-Parscale, to create a website for his exploratory campaign.
 When Trump declared himself a Republican candidate in 2015, one of the first people he called was Parscale, asking him to update his exploratory campaign site into a "full-fledged presidential campaign website."
 Throughout the Republican primary, Parscale was responsible for the Donald J. Trump for President website, as well as for digital media strategy and online fundraising campaigns.
 In June 2016, Parscale was officially named digital media director for the Donald J. Trump for President campaign, overseeing all aspects of digital media and online fundraising, as well as traditional media strategy, like radio and television placements.
 In January 2017, Parscale, along with another senior Trump aide, Nick Ayers, formally launched America First Policies, a non-profit organization that promotes President Trump's agenda and White House initiatives.
Nitish Kumar (born 1 March 1951) is an Indian politician who has been the Chief Minister of Bihar, a state in eastern India, since 2017.
 Previously he served as the Chief Minister of Bihar from 2005 to 2014 and from 2015 to 2017; he also served as a minister in the Union Government of India.
 He belongs to the Janata Dal (United) political party.
 He endeared himself to "Biharis", used to low expectations from previous regimes, when as Chief Minister, his socialist policies bore dividends in appointing more than 100,000 school teachers, ensuring that doctors worked in primary health centers, electrification of villages, paving of roads, cutting female illiteracy by half, turning around a lawless state by cracking down on criminals and doubling the income of the average Bihari.
 The cumulative growth rate of GDP of Bihar during his tenure as CM is highest as compared to other states for that period.
James Nicholas "Nick" Ayers (born August 16, 1982) is an American political strategist who has been Chief of Staff to the Vice President Mike Pence since July 2017.
 Prior to that, Ayers served as national chairman for Mike Pence's vice-presidential campaign in 2016, and as the former executive director of the Republican Governors Association from 2007 to 2010.
 He also was principal of C5 Creative Consulting, based in Atlanta, and is one of four leading figures in America First Policies, a pro-Trump nonprofit organization founded in January 2017.
 From November 2016 to January 2017, Ayers was a senior adviser to President-elect Donald Trump's transition team.
The Abia State Chief of Staff is the most senior political appointee and an executive branch of the Abia State Government.
 Appointed by the Governor of Abia State, the Chief of Staff acts as a senior aide to the Governor with the responsibility of assisting and advising the Governor in the administering and managing of the daily affairs of the government.
 The current Chief of Staff is Chijioke Nwakodo after he was appointed on 3 June 2015 by Okezie Ikpeazu.
The Oklahoma National Guard, a division of the Oklahoma Military Department, is the component of the United States National Guard in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
 It comprises both Army (OKARNG) and Air (OKANG) National Guard components.
 The Governor of Oklahoma is Commander-in-Chief of the Oklahoma National Guard when not on federal active duty.
 The state's highest-ranking military commander, the Adjutant General of Oklahoma (TAG), serves as the military head of the Guard and is second only to the Governor.
 The TAG is served by three Assistant Adjutants General, all brigadier generals, two from the Army Guard in the state, and the other the Air Guard chief.
 These positions are held by Army BG Michael C. Thompson, Army BG Hopper T. Smith, and Air Force BG Gregory L. Ferguson.
 The two components each have a senior noncommissioned officer, State Command Sergeant Major for Army, currently CSM Tony Riggs, and State Command Chief Master Sergeant for Air, currently CCMSgt Ronald D. Teague.
 The TAG is also served by his Director of the Joint Staff or Chief of Staff, who has direct oversight of the state's full-time National Guard military personnel and civilian employees.
 This position is held by COL Jon Harrison.
The Office of the Vice President includes personnel who directly support or advise the Vice President of the United States.
 The Office is headed by the Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States, currently Nick Ayers.
 The Office also provides staffing and support to the Second Lady of the United States.
 It is primarily housed in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, with offices for the Vice President also in the West Wing, the U.S. Capitol and in the Vice President's official residence.
Jeffrey Hayes Pearlman (born 1966) is an American attorney and politician who has been appointed Director of the Authorities Budget Office by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.
 His appointment was confirmed by the State Senate on June 21, 2017.
 He previously served as Chief of Staff and Counsel to Lieutenant Governor Kathy C. Hochul.
 Prior to this, Jeff served as Chief of Staff to the New York State Senate Democratic Conference.
 Also, Jeff was formerly Of Counsel to the law firm Greenberg Traurig, where his field of practice included Government Affairs and litigation, specializing in Ethics, Freedom of Information Law, Election Law and other client related matters.
 Pearlman also was an Assistant Counsel to Governor David Paterson of New York.
 He resides in Albany, New York.
Michael Richard Pence (born June 7, 1959) is an American politician, lawyer, and the 48th and current Vice President of the United States.
 He previously served as the 50th Governor of Indiana from 2013 to 2017.