Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has approved the appointment of 21 new permanent secretaries into the state civil service. She said that the permanent secretaries were selected after going through rigorous and painstaking processes, including written and oral examinations. According to her, three old permanent secretaries were retained, bringing to 24 the number of permanent secretaries in the state civil service. Akinti-Onyegbule said that the governor had charged the new permanent secretaries to discharge their duties with the interest of the state at heart at all times without fear or favour. The retained permanent secretaries are Mr Mahmoud Kassim, Hajia Memunat Audu and Mr J.F.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 17, 2018 14:48 UTC