Buhari Approves Deployment of Nine Permanent Secretaries

By Olawale Ajimotokan

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the deployment of nine federal permanent secretaries to different ministries.

The new postings were communicated by the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan via a circular- HCSF/CMO/AOD/012/IX/59 dated August 3, 2021.

A statement issued on Tuesday by the Director Press and Public Relations, Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, AbdulGaniyu Aminu, said the deployment takes immediate effect while the handing over and taking over process should be completed on or before August 6, 2021 with the exception of the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, whose take over will be on August 13, 2021.

According to the statement, the deployed Permanent Secretaries include: Mr. Bitrus Bako Nabasu from Ministry of Petroleum Resource to the Federal Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy; Dr. Evelyn Ngige, Service Welfare Office, OHCSF to the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment; Mammam Mahmuda, Career Management Office, OHCSF to Federal Ministry of Health; Dr. Nasir Sani Gwarzo, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment to Ministry of Petroleum Resources and Dr. Anthonia Akpabio Ekpa, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs to Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs.

Also affected in the exercise were the four recently appointed Permanent Secretaries: Dr. Onwudiwe Maryanne Ngozi, Dr. Ogunbiyi Marcus Olaniyi, Yusuf Ibrahim Idris and Adebiyi Olusesan Olufunso.

They were deployed to Service Welfare Office, OHCSF; Career Management Office, OHCSF; Common Service Office, OHCSF and Federal Ministry of Women Affairs respectively.