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Osinbajo inaugurates 15 new permanent secretaries

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Acting President inaugurates permanent secretaries from across the nation.

Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has  today, Wednesday, inaugurated the 15 new permanent secretaries who had been recently appointed.

The inauguration was carried out at the commencement of the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council held inside the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The inaugurated permanent secretaries are; Ehuria Georgina Ekeoma (Abia)- Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation; Akpan Edet Sunday (Akwa Ibom) -Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment; Anagbogu Ifeoma Nkiruka ((Anambra) -Ministry of Women Affairs; and Walson-Jack  Didi Esther (Bayelsa)- Office of the Head of Service of the Federation.

Others include Uwaifo Osarenona Clement (Edo) – Ministry of Health; Folayan Ayodele Olaniyi (Ekiti) -Office of the Head of Service of the Federation; Aliboh Leon Lawrence (Delta) -Budget and National Planning; Gekpe George Isu (Cross River) -Ministry of Information and Culture;  Abdullahi Abdulazeez  (Katsina) -Ministry of Communications; and Adebiyi Bolaji Adekunle (Lagos) -Ministry of Labour and Productivity.

The rest permanent secretares are Adesola Olusade (Ondo)-Ministry of Youths and Sports;  Ibrahim Musa Wen (Nasarawa)-Ministry of Water Resources; Odewale Samson Olajide (Ogun) -Office of the Head of Service of the Federation; Umar Mohammed Bello (Sokoto) – Office of the Secretary to the Federation and Gabriel Tanimu (FCT) – Office of the Secretary to the Federation.

Further detatils would be disclosed shortly.

Meanwhile, Acting President,Osinbajo, today, assigned portfolios to the two new ministers, namely, Stephen Ocheni (Kogi) and Suleiman Hassan (Gombe) who were sworn in to the Federal Executive Council 22 days ago.



Ibukun Josephine Bankole was a Senior Associate at Naija News. A Mass Communication graduate, Ibukun is passionate about journalism especially in the areas of health and child related issues. She loves eating beans, singing, acting and giving motivational speeches. Ibukun is meticulous and has a positive approach to life. Contact me via twitter/Instagram @ibukunbankole_