ABUJA (Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation Report) – Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (Dr) has approved the deployment of serving and newly appointed Permanent Secretaries in the federal ministries.
According to the report published by the Director of Communications in the Office of the Head of Service, Haruna R. Imrana on Tuesday November 4, 2014, A. K. Mohammed (Dr) formerly in the Ministry of Works has been deployed to the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (Service Policy & Strategy Office); Ezekiel O. Oyemomi (Dr) moved from the Ministry of Lands, Housing & Urban Development to the Ministry of Women Affairs; Odusote I. Abimbola from the Ministry of Agriculture to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (Political Affairs Office) and Habiba M. Lawal (Dr) from the Ministry of Women Affairs to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (Special Services Office).
Other movements were Baba Umar Farouk from the Ministry of Water Resources to the Ministry of Mines & Steel Development; Danjuma Nanpon Sheni from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (Cabinet Secretariat) to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Dauda S. Kigbu from the Ministry of Mines & Steel Development to the Ministry of Works and Rabi S. Jimeta from the Ministry of Environment to the Ministry of Youth Development.
The report also indicated that the Permanent Secretary in the Police Service Commission, Ossi George Afamefuna has been moved to the Ministry of Lands, Housing & Urban Development; while Henry Akpan (Dr) has been transferred from the Ministry of Youth Development to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (Cabinet Secretariat); Abbas Mohammed from the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (CMO) to the Ministry of Aviation and Adelakun S. K Yemi from the Ministry of Aviation to the Federal Civil Service Commission.
On the newly appointed Permanent Secretaries, the report stated that Echono Sunday S. Togo (Arc) has been posted to the Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development; Mede Nana Fatima to the Ministry of Environment; Amina Mohammed Bello Shamaki (Dr) to the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (Special Duties); Istifanus Musa Mik Fuktur to the Ministry of Water Resources; Bulus Zom Lolo to the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (Career Management Office) and Aminu Aliyu Bisalla to the Police Service Commission.
The circular issued by the Head of Service of the Federation, Danladi I. Kifasi on the deployment directed that the processes for handing and taking over of duties should be completed on or before Friday November 14, 2014.
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