Six New Permanent Secretaries Sworn In By President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in six new permanent secretaries in the Federal Civil Service at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja.

The swearing-in took place on Wednesday from 10:05 to 10:30 am came shortly before the commencement of this week’s Federal Executive Council meeting.

The appointees are Mahmud Kambari (Borno State), Esuabana Nko-Asanye (Cross River), Lamuwa Ibrahim (Gombe), (Yakubu Kofar-Mata (Kano), Oloruntola Michael (Ogun) and Richard Pheelangwah (Taraba State).

In his citation to the new officers, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, stated that the event marked the culmination of a weeks-long prequalification exercise for directors by the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation.

“Mr President, six persons have fulfilled the conditions as permanent secretaries after a selection exercise recently conducted for directors.

“This exercise involved competency tests and interactions with a wide range of stakeholders,” he noted.