No fewer than 12 federal permanent secretaries took their oath of allegiance at the 13th virtual Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday presided over by President Muhmmadu Buhari.
The permanent secretaries were appointed in June, according to a statement by the Head of Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan.
The permanent secretaries and their states are: Belgore Shuaib Mohammad Lomido, (Kwara), Akinlade Oluwatoyin, (Kogi), Ekpa Anthonia Akpabio (Cross River), Alkali Bashir Nura (Kano), Ardo Babayo Kumo (Gombe)and Anyanwutaku Adaora lfeoma (Anambra).
Others are: Udoh Moniloja Omokunmi, (Oyo), Hussaini Babangida (Jigawa), Mohammed Aliyu Ganda (Sokoto), Mahmuda Mamman (Yobe), Meribole Emmanuel Chukwuemeka (Abia) and Tarfa Yerima Peter (Adamawa).
The President also swore in commissioners for Federal Civil Service Commission, Idahagbon Henry and Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Usman Hassan.
Ministers physically present at the council meeting are Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio, the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami; Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed; Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed; and Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mohammed Bello, Water Resources, Sulieman Adamu.
Also at the meeting were the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha; the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari; and the National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno.
The Head of Service of the Federation, Dr Yemi-Esan and ministers also joined ivia video from their various offices.
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