Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday approved the appointments of 21 new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service.
The appointment of the perm secs followed the examination conducted for federal directors.
Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, made the disclosure in a statement signed by Mr. Haruna Imrana, Director of Communications in the HOS office in Abuja.
The new permanent secretaries are Ehuria Georgina Ekeoma (Abia); Akpan Edet Sunday (Akwa Ibom); Anagbogu Ifeoma Nkiruka (Anambra); Walson-Jack Didi Esther (Bayelsa); Gekpe Grace Isu (Cross River); Aliboh Leon Lawrence (Delta); and Uwaifo Clement (Edo).
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Others are Folayan Ayodele Olaniyi (Ekiti); Osuji Ndubuisi Marcellinus (Imo); Mu’azu Abdulkadir (Kaduna); Sulaiman Mustapha Lawal (Kano); Abdullahi Abdulazeez Mashi (Katsina); Adebiyi Bolaji Adekunle (Lagos); Ibrahim Musa Wen (Nasarawa); and Odewale Samson Olajide (Ogun).
Also appointed are Odesola Olusade (Ondo); Adekunle Adeyemi (Oyo); Nabasu Bitrus Bako (Plateau); Ekaro Comfort Chukwumuebobo (Rivers); Umar Mohammed Bello (Sokoto) and Aduda Gabriel Tanimu (Federal Capital Territory).
The statement added that their portfolios would be announced in due course.
The process of appointing the permanent secretaries began with 300 directors, who sat for examination.
The number was reduced to 78 after 222 directors were dropped.
The 78 directors sat for a computer based test and 59 were selected as successful.
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