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Tinubu Approves Appointment Process for Five New Permanent Secretaries
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment process for five new Permanent Secretaries, to fill five vacant positions of FCT and Imo State and the three newly created rotational zonal vacancies, the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) has disclosed in a statement.
The selection process, which began on Monday with a written examination, according to the Director, Information and Public Relations, Mrs. Eno Olotu, also sought to fill the three zonal vacancies arising from the establishment of additional ministries. The zonal vacancies cover the North-Central, North-East and South-East geopolitical zones.
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, assured that the selection process had been meticulously structured to ensure transparency, credibility, and merit in line with the Administration’s commitment to good governance.
She stated that applications were open only for officers on Grade 17 in the mainstream Federal Civil Service, who had spent at least two years on the grade, and whose names were cleared and forwarded by their Permanent Secretaries as qualified and not being under any disciplinary action.
The statement added that the eligible officers were screened by a Committee of Permanent Secretaries, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Code of Conduct Bureau, while anti-corruption clearances from the EFCC were ongoing.
Successful candidates in the written examination would proceed to the ICT proficiency assessment, which will take place on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, ahead of the final phase of the process— a comprehensive oral interview—scheduled for Friday to be conducted by a distinguished panel consisting of the Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission, serving and retired Permanent Secretaries, former Heads of the Civil Service of the Federation, and representatives from the private sector and a professional body.
The final recommendations based on overall performance and merit will be submitted to the President for his consideration and approval.
Also, Tinubu, according to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation has approved portfolios to five Executive Directors on the Board of the North Central Development Commission (NCDC) to assist the Commission in actualising its statutory mandate.
The appointees and their assigned roles include Hajia Biliquis Jumoke Sanni- Admin & Human Resources; Aisha Rufai Ibrahim-Commercial and Industrial Development; James Abel Uloko -Corporate Services; Prof. Muhammad Bashar- Finance; and Princess Atika Ajanah-Projects.
The statement signed by the Director, Information & Public Relations, Segun Imohiosen, stated that the President charged the executive directors to work closely with the governing board of the NCDC in promoting and coordinating the sustainable development of the North-Central geopolitical region.
