President Bola Tinubu has appointed eight permanent secretaries in the federal civil service to fill existing and impending vacancies in some states and geopolitical zones.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement issued Monday said it was the second set of eight permanent secretaries appointed by the President, following those appointed last June from Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Jigawa, Ondo, Zamfara, South East and South-South.
He noted that the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation recommended that the new permanent secretaries be appointed after diligent selection.
They are: Onwusoro Ihemelandu (Abia); Ndiomu Philip (Bayelsa); Anuma Nlia (Ebonyi); Ogbodo Nnam (Enugu); Kalba Usman (Gombe); Usman Aminu (Kebbi); Oyekunle Nwakuso (Rivers) and Nadungu Gagare (Kaduna).
Tinubu urged the new permanent secretaries to demonstrate greater commitment, diligence, and innovation in serving the nation.
