JUST IN: FG Carried Out Secret Re-Deployment Of Perm Secs? – Fact Emerge

JUST IN: FG Carried Out Secret Re-Deployment Of Perm Secs? – Fact Emerge

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF), Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan, has denied engaging in a secret re-deployment of permanent secretaries, saying it is a routine exercise to enhance the operations of the federal workforce.

There have been complaints from some quarters that the HoCSF carried out a secret redeployment of some federal permanent secretaries a few days before the end of the tenure of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

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Those affected included Dr Shuaib Belgore who was redeployed from the Ministry of Interior to Niger Delta Affairs; Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade redeployed from Mines and Steel Development to the Ministry of Interior; and Mr James Sule, redeployed from Cabinet Affairs Office to the Ministry of Science and Technology.

“The fact that the exercise was not announced, kept a secret, and those affected were simply invited to the office of the HoCSF to receive their letters,” a senior government official said.

But reacting to the development, the Director, Press and Public Relations in the Office of the HoCSF, Mr Mohammed Ahmed, said the re-deployment is routine administrative work.

“It is not every time that we issue press releases on such re-deployment, is it not a routine administrative work? This is a rumour. Does the re-deployment of permanent secretaries have anything to do with the change in government?

“It is a routine administrative exercise. Permanent secretaries were appointed at the twilight of the previous administration. This has nothing to do with change in government,” he said.