FG appoints Bolaji Adebiyi, 20 others as Federal Permanent Secretaries
There was jubilation on Thursday morning in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), following the announcement of the Director of Press, Bolaji Adebiyi from Lagos State, as one of the 21 new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service.
Some of the workers said they were not surprised because as Head of the media department in the SGF Office, Adebiyi brought positive revolution and injected sanity in the system.
“God will continue to elevate Bolaji Adebiyi; he is one of the best Directors of Press the Federal Civil Service has ever produced in the last 16 years. He has no match with others because he runs a transparent administration with open door policy. Irrespective of your tribe or religion, he is a good man and God knows his people”, one of the workers said.
A statement issued by Abdulrasheed Haruna Imrana, Director Communications in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, said the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), gave the approval after a competitive examination.
Adebiyi is expected to bring his experience in media relations which span over 32 years to bear in his new appointment as a Federal Permanent Secretary.
APPOINTMENT OF NEW FEDERAL PERMANENT SECRETARIES
The Acting President, Professor Yemi Osibanjo. SAN, GCON has approved the appointment of new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service.
In a release signed by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, the list of the successful Federal Permanent Secretaries and their states of origin are as follows:-
PERMANENT SECRETARY STATE OF ORIGIN
1) EHURIA GEORGINA EKEOMA ABIA
2) AKPAN EDET SUNDAY AKWA IBOM
3) ANAGBOGU IFEOMA NKIRUKA ANAMBRA
4) WALSON-JACK DIIARAU DIDI ESTHER BAYELSA
5) GEKPE GRACE ISU CROSS RIVER
6) ALIBOH LEON LAWRENCE DELTA
7) UWAIFO OSARENOMA CLEMENT EDO
8) OLAYAN AYODELE OLANIYI EKITI
9) OSUJI NDUBISI MARCELLINUS IMO
10) MU’AZU ABDULKADIR KADUNA
11) SULAIMAN MUSTAPHA LAWAL KANO
12) ABDULLAHI ABDULAZEEZ MASHI KATSINA
13) ADEBIYI BOLAJI ADEKUNLE LAGOS
14) IBRAHIM MUSA WEN NASARAWA
15) ODEWALE SAMSON OLAJIDE OGUN
16) ADESOLA OLUSADE ONDO
17) ADEKUNLE OLUSEGUN ADEYEMI OYO
18) NABASU BITRUS BAKO PLATEAU
19) EKARO COMFORT CHUKUMUEBOBO RIVERS
20) UMAR MOHAMMED BELLO SOKOTO
21) ADUDA GABRIEL TANIMU FCT
The statement further said that their portfolios will be announced in due course
