President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore in new Permanent Secretaries before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The new Permanent Secretaries are Lydia Shehu Jafiya (Adamawa State); Udom Okokon Ekenam (Akwa Ibom State); and Farouk Yusuf Yabo (Sokoto State).
The president the presided over the weekly FEC meeting which was virtually attended by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who is recuperating from a surgical procedure.
The meeting had the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha; Head of the Federal Civil Service, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan; and the National Security Council (NSA), Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno (Rtd), in attendance.
Among the Ministers in attendance were that of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed; Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami; Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed; and that of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mohammed Musa Bello.
Others were the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo; Communication and Digital Economy, Professor Ali Pantami; Power, Abubakar Aliyu; Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige; and that of Human Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq.
