President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in Six new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service at the Federal Executive Council meeting at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja on Wednesday.
Kukuruku News gathered that On March 29, the Head of Service of the Federation, Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan, had announced that the President approved the appointment of six Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service, which led to a selection exercise conducted for Directors.
The new Permanent Secretaries and their States of Origin are: Mahmud Kambari (Borno State), Esuabana Nko-Asanye (Cross River), Lamuwa Ibrahim (Gombe), (Yakubu Kofar-Mata (Kano), Oloruntola Michael (Ogun) and Richard Pheelangwah (Taraba State).
Speaking at the event, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said, the event marked the completion of a lengthy pre-qualification process for Directors by the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation.
“Mr President, six persons have fulfilled the conditions as Permanent Secretaries after a selection exercise recently conducted for directors”.
This exercise involved competency tests and interactions with a wide range of stakeholders,”
Present at the Chambers were: Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Mr. Boss Mustapha, Head of Civil Service, Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan, Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari and the National Security Adviser, NSA,Maj-Gen. Babagana Monguno (retd).
Also present were the Ministers of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; Science and Technology, Olorunimbe Mamora; Finance, Zainab Ahmed; Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo; Agriculture, Mohammed Abubakar; Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire; Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed; Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite; Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami; Sports, Sunday Dare, amongst others
