The Federal Government has redeployed 13 permanent secretaries and deployed the 12 new ones inaugurated on Wednesday .

Fifteen out of the nation’ s 40 permanent secretaries will, however , remain in their current stations.

The circular conveying the redeployment and deployment was signed by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation , Dr Folasade Yemi -Esan .

The circular dated August 28 , 2020 , was marked HCSF/CMO / AOD / 012 /V . III /39 .

It read , “ His Excellency , President Muhammadu Buhari , GCFR has approved the deployment and re -deployment of the under listed permanent secretaries .

“ Accordingly , handing and taking over processes should be completed on the effective dates indicated . ”

For the 12 new permanent secretaries inaugurated by the President on Wednesday , Babangida Hussaini was posted to the Ministry of Defence ; Yerim Tarfa to Ministry of Labour and Employment; Bayayo Ardo to Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs ; Adaora Anyanwutaku to Ministry of Women Affairs ; Anthonia Ekpa to Ministry of Foreign Affairs ; and Oluwatoyin Akinlade to Ministry of Mines and Steel Development .

Others are Aliyu Mohammed – Special Services ( Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation ; Emmanuel Meribale – Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation – Service Policies and Strategy Office ; Monilola Udoh -Federal Civil Service Commission , Mamman Mahmuda – OHCSF – Career Management Office ; Bashir Alkali -Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs , Disaster Management and Social Development ; and Shuaib Belgore -Ministry of Interior .

For the 13 permanent secretaries that were redeployed , Chinyeaka Ohaa moves from Federal Capital Territory to Ministry of Power ; William Alo from Ministry of Labour and Employment to Ministry of Special Duties and Inter – Governmental Affairs ; Olusade Adesola from Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs to FCT; Esther Jack from Ministry of Power to Ministry of Water Resources; and Akpan Sunday from Ministry of Mines and Steel Development to Ministry of Science and Technology .

Others are Ernest Umakhihe from OHCSF – Common Services Office to Ministry of Works and Housing ; Abel Olumuyiwa from FCSC to Ministry of Environment ; Maurice Mbaeri from Ministry of Police Affairs to OSGF -Generak Services Office ; and Festus Daudu from Special Duties and Inter -Governmental Affairs to OHCSF -Common Service Office .

The rest are Magdalene Ajani from OHCSF – Service Policies and Strategy Office to Ministry of Transportation ; Nebolisa Anako from Police Service Commission to Ministry of Information and Culture ; Aliyu Ahmed from Ministry of Finance ( Special Duties) to Ministry of Finance ; and Temitope Fashedemi from OHCSF Special Duties Office to Ministry of Police Affairs .

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