Tinubu appoints eight new Permanent Secretaries
By Emma Ogbuehi
President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, approved the appointment of eight new Federal Permanent Secretaries.
The new appointments were made public in a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale which was made available to TheNiche.
Ngelale said the appointments were made to fill “existing and impending vacancies of some states and geo-political zones in the top administrative cadre of the Civil Service of the Federation.”
According to the statement, the new appointees were selected after a rigorous process by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.
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The new Federal Permanent Secretaries appointed to fill the vacancies in the states include Dr. Emanso Umobong Okop – Akwa-Ibom; Obi Emeka Vitalis – Anambra; Mahmood Fatima Sugra Tabi’a – Bauchi; Danjuma Mohammed Sanusi – Jigawa; Olusanya Olubunmi – Ondo; and Dr. Keshinro Maryam Ismaila – Zamfara.
While as Akujobi Chinyere Ijeoma (South-East) and Isokpunwu Christopher Osaruwanmwen (South-South), were appointed to fill vacancies in geo-political zones.
“The President anticipates that the new Federal Permanent Secretaries will exercise absolute dedication, diligence, and fidelity to the nation in the discharge of their functions and ensure optimum service delivery to the Nigerian people,” the statement further said.