Buhari Appoints New Solicitor-General Of The Federation

A former Executive Secretary of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other Related Matters (NAPTIP), Beatrice Jedy-Agba, has been appointed as the Solicitor-General of the Federation.

Naija News reports that Jedy-Agba was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in a statement issued on Friday by the deputy spokesman of the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Ahmed Abdullahi.

Beatrice Jedy-Agba

Recall that the Director of Public Prosecution, Mohammed Umar, was appointed by the President as the acting Solicitor-General following the retirement of Dayo Akpata in July 2021.

The development comes weeks after 37 out of 74 directors in the Federal Civil Service reportedly failed a promotion examination for the position of Permanent Secretary.

Following the release of the results, the directors who passed the examination were invited to an “ICT proficiency test”, which was held on February 24 at the Muhammadu Buhari Centre, National Intelligence Agency in Abuja.

According to the statement, the development comes after the selection process conducted by the federal government was completed.

The statement added that Beatrice was appointed as a permanent secretary alongside three other persons and a date for the swearing-in and deployment of the new appointees will be announced in due course.

It disclosed the other appointed permanent secretaries and their states of origin are as follows Ogbe Mary Ada (Benue); Shehu Ibrahim, (Jigawa); and Daju Kachallom Shangti (Plateau).