January 14, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the posting of 24 federal permanent secretaries in the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), as part of the process of rebooting government activities.
Some of the permanent secretaries included those appointed last year but yet to be assigned new portfolios.
In the latest reshuffling, Dr Evelyn Ngige was redeployed from the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment to midwife two portfolios – the newly created Federal Ministry of Arts and Culture and Creative Economy and Federal Ministry of Tourism.
Dr Magdalene Ajani was redeployed from the Transportation Ministry to the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA).
Ajani will replace the incumbent Permanent Secretary, FCTA, Olusade Adesola, who is proceeding on retirement from the service.
Ajani, who resumed duties in 2020, will now be replaced by Oloruntola Olufemi, who was moved from the Service Policies and Strategies Office (SPSO), OHCSF.
Jafiya Lydia Shehu was redeployed from the Common Service Office (CSO), Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF), to the Federal Ministry of Finance.
James Sule was also redeployed from the Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology to the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.
Yakubu Adam Kofamata was moved from the Federal Civil Service Commission to the Federal Ministry of Power.
The president also approved the distribution of new portfolios to five of the permanent secretaries, who were appointed in November last year.
They include: Rimi Nura Abba, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, and Ella Nicholas Agbo, who moves to the Ministry of Petroleum Resources.
Watti Tinuke takes over from Ismaila Abubakar as the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Sports and Development.
While Ahmed Dunoma Umar is assigned to the Federal Ministry of Youth, Ndayako Aishetu Gogo is the new Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Interior.
Three other new permanent secretaries were yet to be assigned portfolios. They include Adeoye Ayodeji, Bako Deborah Odoh and Omachi Omenka.
