President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate recall of three permanent secretaries sent on indefinite suspension since 2015.
A statement by Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Lawrence Ojabo said on Friday in Abuja that the reinstated permanent secretaries are Mrs Ibukun Abimbola Odusote, Mrs Nkechi Ejele and Mrs Fatima Binta Bamidele.
It further stated that Bamidele, was in the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs; Ejele in the Ministry of Culture and National Orientation; and Odusote in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The three officials were suspended in November, 2015 and investigated for alleged misconduct. However, Bamidele recently retired from the service upon the attainment of the mandatory age of 60 years.
According to Ojabo, the President’s directive came after due consideration of recommendations by the Federal Service Management Committee (FSMC) and the SGF.
Ojabo said the president directed that the appointments of the permanent secretaries, who have been without posting since November 2015, should not be terminated in view of the fact that allegations against them could not be proven.
The statement further said; “The Presidential clean bill for the top civil servants is a further demonstration of the Federal Government’s determination to ensure that no government employee is unduly victimised on account of frivolous allegations and petitions.”
