Yar’Adua appoints new perm secs, reshuffles 27

President Umaru Yar’Adua on Thursday appointed new permanent secretaries and reshuffled others.

Four of the permanent secretaries retained their posts, eight new ones were appointed while 27 others were assigned different postings.

A statement obtained by our correspondent in Abuja from the Office of the Head of Service listed the newly-appointed permanent secretaries to include Mr. S.A Osuagwu, Dr. M.A Ejiofor, Dr. A.K Mohammed and Alhalji Idri Adamu Kuta.

Others are Mrs. T.O Iroche, Dr. Y.A Thorpe, Dr.A.S Adegoroye, Mrs. E.G Gonda and Mr. Yakubu Nuhu Giwa.

Those affected by the reshuffle included Dr. B.K Kaigama, who was transferred to Foreign Affairs from Education, Dr. Aboki Zhawa who was posted to Special Projects in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation from Education; and Ms Ama Pepple, who was moved to Finance from Agric and Water Resources. Full Story