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Buhari approves appointment of 6 new permanent secretaries

According Yemi-Esan, the date for the swearing-in and deployment of the new appointees will be announced in due course.

• March 29, 2023
Muhammadu Buhari
Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of six new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service, following the recently conducted selection process.

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja by Mr Mohammed Ahmed, Director Communications, office of the HOCSF.

The appointees and their states of origin are: Mahmud Kambari (Borno State), Esuabana  Asanye (Cross River), Lamuwa Ibrahim (Gombe),

(Yakubu Kofar-Mata (Kano),  Oloruntola Michael (Ogun) and Richard Pheelangwah (Taraba State).

According Yemi-Esan, the date for the swearing-in and deployment of the new appointees will be announced in due course. 

(NAN) 

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