Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa has assigned portfolios to seven newly appointed permanent secretaries.
Alhaji Hussain Kila, Head of Service (HoS), announced this in a statement on Tuesday in Dutse.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor appointed the permanent secretaries on June 17 and sworn-in on July 6.
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Kila said that the appointees included Mr Abdullahi Hassan, posted to the Ministry of Lands, Housing, Urban and Regional Planning, and Lawan Muhammad, who was posted to Directorate of Salary and Pension Administration, the Head of the Civil Service.
He said that Mr Uwani Jafaru posted to the Civil Service Commission, Dr Rabi’u Miko, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr Abdulrahman Mato, Ministry of Finance, and Economic Planning.
He said that Mr Nuhu Haruna was posted to the Directorate of Establishments, Office of the Head of the Civil Service and Dr Haruna Usman, Directorate of Economic Empowerment.
The HoS added that Abbas Ya’u, who was hitherto the Permanent Secretary of, Ministry of Agriculture, was redeployed to the Local Government Service Commission.
He said that the handing and taking over was with immediate effect. (NAN)
