President Mohammadu Buhari approved the appointment of 12 new Permanent Secretaries within the Federal Civil Service.
Dr Folasade Yem-Esan, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), made this know in an announcement signed by Mrs Olawunmi Ogunmosunle, Director Communication, in her office on Tuesday, in Abuja.
The new Permanent Secretaries included Mr Akinlade Oluwatoyin from Kogi, Malam Alkali Nura from Kano State,Mr Anyanwutaku Ifeoma from Anambra, Mr Ardo Kumo from Gombe State, Mr Belgore Lamido from Kwara and Mr Ekpa Akpabio from Cross River.
Others were-Malam Hussaini Babangida from Jigawa State, Malam Mahmuda Mamman from Yobe, Mr Meribole Kwukuemeka from Abia, Malam Mohammed Ganda from Sokoto State, Mr Tarfa Peter from Adamawa and Mr Udoh Omokunmi from Oyo State.
Yemi-Esan mentioned {that a} date for the swearing-in and deployment of the new permanent secretaries will probably be announced sooner or later.