President Buhari Swears In Four Permanent Secretaries

Nigeria’s number one citizen, President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore in four permanent secretaries into some ministries.

The newly inaugurated civil servants are Kachollom Daju, Malla Shehu Ibrahim, Beatrice Jeddy-Agba and Beatrice Jeddy-Agba.

The president swore in the new permanent secretaries during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

Present at the swearing ceremony includes Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Secretary to Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari and the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan.

Others ere the ministers of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed; Justice, Abubakar Malami; Agriculture, Mohammed Mahmood; Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite; Labor and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige; Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu and that of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, among others.

Meanwhile, 2023 presidential aspirant and political economist, Professor Kingsley Moghalu has opened up on his stand on the controversial issue of zoning in Nigeria.

The former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in a series of tweets on Wednesday argued that zoning promotes inclusion in a multi-faceted country like Nigeria.

He argued however that beyond zoning, equity is an important factor in Nigeria’s democracy and zoning can be used to drive equity and justice.

He knocked politicians who accepted zoning when it favoured their interests and regions but are now against zoning in favour of merit and competence now that their region is not favoured by the arrangement.

Moghalu argued further that, unlike the federal character, zoning is not explicitly supported by Nigeria’s constitution and can only be a form of agreement among politicians or political parties.