President Muhammadu Buhari sworn in wife of the minister of labor and productivity, Chris Ngige and eight other federal permanent secretaries.
The permanent secretaries were sworn in shortly be before the commencement of today’s federal executive council meeting in two batches of five and four, at the presidential Villa, Abuja.
The nine permanent secretaries are Evelyn Ngige (south-south zone), Musa Hassan (north-east), Ahmed Aliyu (north central), Olushola Idowu (south-west), Andrew Adejoh (north-central) and Umar Tijjani (north-east zone).
Others are Nasir Gwarzo (North-west), Nebeolisa Anakali (south-east) and Fashedemi Peter (south-west zone).
Immediately after the swearing-in of the permanent secretaries, the president and cabinet ministers commenced the last FEC meeting for the year.
The ministries of petroleum resources, internal affairs, transportation as well as National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC); Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Control (NIMASA); the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA); Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are among the ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) expected to make presentations at the meeting. (The cable)
