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The shape of the federal
civil service, engine room of government, appeared in greater clarity,
yesterday, as President Muhammadu Buhari fired 16 permanent secretaries, appointed
18 new ones and deployed a total of 36 permanent secretaries.
If
the deployments are anything to go by, the President might work with 25
ministries, seven less than the 32 that his predecessor, Dr Goodluck Jonathan
operated, as 25 of the 36 permanent secretaries were deployed to ministries,
while 11 were deployed to various offices in The Presidency, Office of the Head
of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF), and Office of the Secretary to
the Government of the Federation (OSGF).
Ministries
that may have been scrapped or merged with others include Aviation, Lands and
Urban Development, Trade and Investment, Police Affairs, Youth Development,
Interior, Tourism and Communication Technology.
Vanguard report continues:
18
new perm secs
Those
appointed included Mrs. Ayotunde Adesugba, Alhaji Mahmoud Isa-Dutse, Mr. Taiwo
Abidogun, Dr. Bukar Hassan, Mrs. Wakama Belema Asifieka, Mr. Jalal Ahmad Arabi,
Mr. Sabiu Zakari, Mrs. Obiageli Phyllis Nwokedi, Mr. Aminu Nabegu and Mr.
Bamgbose Olukunle Oladele.
Others
are Mr. Alo Williams Nwankwo, Dr. Shehu Ahmed, Mr. Ogbonnaya Innocent Kalu,
Mrs. Nuratu Jimoh Batagarawa, Mr. Christian Chinyeaka Ohaa, Mr. Bassey
Akpanyung, Mr. Louis Edozien and Dr. Ugo Roy.
In
the same vein, the President also approved the deployment of the Permanent
Secretaries as follows: Dr. Shehu Ahmad (Federal Ministry of Agriculture and
Rural Development); Arch. Sunday Echono (Federal Ministry of Communications);
Alhaji Sabiu Zakari (Federal Ministry of Transportation); Mrs. Ayotunde
Adesugba (Federal Ministry of Information & Culture); Amb. Danjuma Sheni
(Federal Ministry of Defence); Dr. Shade Yemi-Esan(Federal Ministry of
Education) and Mrs. Fatima Mede( Budget & National Planning).
Also
deployed to various ministries were Alhaji Mahmoud Isa Dutse (Federal Ministry
of Finance); Amb. Bulus Lolo Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs); Dr. Amina
Shamaki ( Federal Ministry of Health); Mr. Aliyu Bisalla (Federal Ministry of
Industry, Trade & Investment); Mr. Bassey Akpanyung (Federal Ministry of
Internal Affairs); Mr. Taiwo Abidogun (Federal Ministry of Justice); Dr. Habiba
Lawal( Federal Ministry of Science & Technology); Dr. Clement Illoh (Fed.
Min. of Labour & Productivity); Dr. Jamila Shu’ara (Federal Ministry
of Petroleum Resources); Mrs. Binta Bello (Fed. Min of Women Affairs); Dr.
Babatope Ajakaiye (Federal Capital Territory); Mrs. Rabi Jimeta (Federal
Ministry of Water Resources) and Dr. Bukar Hassan (Fed. Min of Environment).
Others
were (Mrs. Wakama B. Asifieka (Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs); Mr.
Istifanus Fuktur
(Federal
Ministry of Solid Minerals); Mr. Christian Ohaa (Federal Ministry of Youth
& Sports); Engr. A.G. Magaji (Federal Ministry of Works & Housing); Mr.
Louis Edozien (Federal Ministry of Power).
Those
deployed to other offices included Mr. Jalal Arabi (State House); Mr. Mohammed
Bukar (General Services Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of
the Federation (OSGF); Mr. Abbas Mohammed (Ecological Fund Office, OSGF);
Dr. Ugo Roy (Council Secretariat); Mr. Aminu Nabegu (Special Services Office,
OSGF); Amb. Bamgbose Akindele (Political Affairs Office, OSGF); Mr. Alo
Williams Nwankwo (Economic Affairs Office, OSGF); Mrs. Obiageli Nwokedi
(Special Duties Office, OSGF); Mr. Innocent Ogbonnaya (Career Management
Office, Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, OHCSF); Mr.
S.K.Y. Adelakun (Common Services Office, OHCSF); Mrs. N. Batagarawa (Service
Policy & Strategies Office, OHCSF”
A
statement by presidential spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina stated that the new
appointments and deployments took immediate effect from November 10, 2015.
By
this development, about 16 of the permanent secretaries have been sacked.
One
of those affected is Mr. Linus Awute, the erstwhile Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Health.
It
will be recalled that some of the old permanent secretaries led by the new Acting
Head of Civil Service of the federation, Mrs. Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita, held a
closed door with the President earlier yesterday. At the meeting, it was
gathered that the President intimated them of the sack gale.
Mrs
Winifred Oyo-Ita in a statement, yesterday, confirmed that President Buhari
during a meeting held with all permanent secretaries at the Presidential Villa
in Abuja Tuesday, directed 16 permanent secretaries to proceed on retirement.
Oyo-Ita said that while thanking the 16 perm secs for their meritorious service
to the country, the President explained that the retirement, appointments and
deployment of the Perm Secs were necessary to reposition the civil service.
Why Buhari removed
permanent secretaries
The
shape of government that will drive the change agenda of the present
administration is to be unfolded by President Muhammadu Buhari as he
inaugurates his cabinet today.
The
President may formally announce a drastic reduction in the number of
ministries, thus paving the way for an austere regime, which would not
allow waste and leakages to thrive.
Vanguard
learned that ahead of unfolding the new structure today, President Buhari made
it clear to the permanent secretaries that his administration did not need more
than half of the existing ministries. According to the source, all permanent
secretaries who had put in more than four years were dropped.
Similarly,
those known to have questionable records of service were also not spared the
sweeping changes effected just after a valedictory meeting the permanent
secretaries had with Buhari yesterday at the State House.
The slash in the number of
permanent secretaries is in line with the recommendations of the Ahmed Joda
Transition Committee Report, which recommended that the Buhari administration
should reduce the number of ministries and adopt cost-saving measures to revive
the Nigerian economy. The Joda Committee had recommended that existing
ministries should be pruned to only 19 while some Ministries, Departments and
agencies, MDAs, not covered by law in Nigeria, should be scrapped.
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