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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight permanent secretaries to fill existing vacancies within the Federal Civil Service across various states and geopolitical zones, News360 Nigeria reports.

The announcement, made on Monday, underscores the President’s commitment to fostering effective governance and balanced representation in the federal workforce. The appointments aim to address administrative gaps in specific states and zones, ensuring equitable distribution of leadership roles within the civil service.

“The Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation recommended that the new permanent secretaries be appointed after diligent selection,” Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed in a statement Monday evening.

The statement is titled ‘President Tinubu appoints eight new Permanent Secretaries.’

They are as follows:

1.⁠ ⁠Onwusoro Ihemelandu (Abia State)

2.⁠ ⁠Ndiomu Philip (Bayelsa State)

3.⁠ ⁠Anuma Nlia (Ebonyi State)

4.⁠ ⁠Ogbodo Nnam (Enugu State)

5.⁠ ⁠Kalba Usman (Gombe State)

6.⁠ ⁠Usman Aminu (Kebbi State)

7.⁠ ⁠Oyekunle Nwakuso (Rivers State)

8.⁠ ⁠Nadungu Gagare (Kaduna State)

Onanuga said 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.

The President urged the new permanent secretaries to demonstrate greater commitment, diligence and innovation in serving the nation.

Odobaone:
Oyekunle Rivers I saw what you did Bruv

SmartPolician:
He did nothing. Permanent secretaries are people who are already working in civil service. He just promoted them.

Judolisco:
No Yoruba.... Hope everybody is happy

Ogbodavies:
Na make dollar shal come down b my own

Lithiumite:
He could have as well held down their promotion.....SE got 3 of the 8 appointments but you won't see them throw diatribes but let it be yorubas appointed,they would have started foaming in the mouth about tinubu being a Yoruba govt.....what the degenerate obidients don't even realise is that Perm secs are the gate keepers of the ministry and they wield more influence than the minister.... As a minister of you don't get along with your perm secs nothing can get done.

kettykin:
Appointment of permanent secretary is based on a civil service quota system of 1 permanent secretary from each state of the federation. These were the states that had no permanent secretary as the last permanent secretaries had retired

babdap:
I pray that my name should be announced as an appointed Permanent Secretary very soon.

Lifestone:
This is one of my problems with you guys. You are never satisfied, even if he kills himself for you like Adekunle Fajuyi did, you are never satisfied. Suit yourself.

Odobaone:
Oyekunle Rivers I saw what you did Bruv

Okiton:


These ones na strategic plan wey him go carry rigg election again come 2027


Tunibu offer such portfolios to Igbo indigens


It's a lie

Odobaone:
Oyekunle Rivers I saw what you did Bruv

Lithiumite:
He could have as well held down their promotion.....SE got 3 of the 8 appointments but you won't see them throw diatribes but let it be yorubas appointed,they would have started foaming in the mouth about tinubu being a Yoruba govt.....what the degenerate obidients don't even realise is that Perm secs are the gate keepers of the ministry and they wield more influence than the minister.... As a minister of you don't get along with your perm secs nothing can get done.