President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed eight new permanent secretaries in the Federal Civil Service to fill existing vacancies in some states and geo-political zones.

It was the second set of eight Permanent Secretaries to be appointed by the president, following those appointed last June from Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Jigawa, Ondo, Zamfara, South East and South-South zones.

The Senior Special Adviser, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement, noting that the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoSF) recommended that the new Permanent Secretaries be appointed after diligent selection.

The appointees are Ogbodo Chinasa Nnam (Enugu State), Onwusoro Maduka Ihemelandu (Abia State), Ndiomu Ebiogeh Philip (Bayelsa State), Anuma Ogbonnaya Nlia (Ebonyi State), Kalba Danjuma Usman (Gombe State), Usman Salihu Aminu (Kebbi State), Oyekunle Patience Nwakuso (Rivers State) and Nadungu Gagare (Kaduna State).

The president urged the new Permanent Secretaries to demonstrate greater commitment, diligence, and innovation in serving the nation.