President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore-in the remaining seven permanent Secretaries out of the 22 appointed earlier in the year.
The inauguration preceded the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting and had the cabinet members and serving permanent secretaries as well as some guests of the new officials in attendance.
The President did not deliver any inauguration address after the signing of the inauguration register as the FEC meeting progressed afterwards.
Those sworn in are: Mr Mustapha Suleiman (Kano); Mr Adekunle Adeyemi (Oyo); Mrs Comfort Ekaro (Rivers) Mr Adebayo Akpata (Ekiti).
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Others are Dr Abdulkadir Muazu (Kaduna); Mr Marcelinus Osuji (Imo) and Mr Bitrus Nabasu (Plateau).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 15 of the newly appointed permanent Secretaries had taken their oath of office in August.
President @MBuhari presiding over Federal Executive Council (FEC) Meeting and swearing-in of new Permanent Secretaries at the Council Chambers of the State House #AsoVillaToday
— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) December 20, 2017
President @MBuhari has this morning, sworn in the remaining 7 permanent secretaries out of the 22 appointed by him earlier this year. The swearing in took place at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
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— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) December 20, 2017
