In a ceremony held at the State House in Abuja, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu swore in eight new permanent secretaries ahead of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.
The appointment of the permanent secretaries was approved by the President on June 28, 2024, to fill existing and impending vacancies in the top administrative cadre of the federal civil service.
The new permanent secretaries were selected through a rigorous process by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.
They were sworn in in two batches of four, with their citations read and oaths of office administered by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.
The new permanent secretaries are Emanso Okop from Akwa-Ibom, Obi Vitalis from Anambra, Mahmood Fatima from Bauchi, Danjuma Sanusi from Jigawa, Olusanya Olubunmi from Ondo, Keshinro Ismaila from Zamfara, Akujobi Ijeoma from the South-East, and Isokpunwu Osaruwanmwen from the South-South.
