President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight permanent secretaries in the Federal Civil Service.
The new appointees are expected to fill existing and impending vacancies in some states and geopolitical zones.
A statement by Tinubu’s media aide, Bayo Onanuga, listed the appointees as Onwusoro Maduka Ihemelandu (Abia State), Ndiomu Ebiogeh Philip (Bayelsa State), Anuma Ogbonnaya Nlia (Ebonyi State),Ogbodo Chinasa Nnam (Enugu State), Kalba Danjuma Usman (Gombe State), Usman Salihu Aminu (Kebbi State), Oyekunle Patience Nwakuso (Rivers State) and Nadungu Gagare (Kaduna State).
The statement noted that 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.
Onanuga explained that the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation recommended that the new permanent secretaries be appointed after diligent selection.
According to the statement, President Tinubu urged the new permanent secretaries to demonstrate greater commitment, diligence, and innovation in serving the nation.