President Muhammadu Buhari has
ordered the reinstatement of three permanent secretaries, who had been under
suspension since 2015.
Lawrence Ojabo, director of
information in the office of the secretary to the government of the federation,
said this on Friday in Abuja.
According to Ojabo, the permanent
secretaries are Ibukun Odusote, Nkechi Ejele and Fatima Binta Bamidele.
Bamidele was in the ministry of
Niger Delta affairs while Ejele and Odusote were in the ministry of culture and
national orientation and the ministry of agriculture and rural development,
respectively.
The 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.
Ojabo said the president gave
this directive while considering the recommendations of the Federal service
management committee and that of the secretary to the government of the
federation (SGF).
He 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 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 victimized on
account of frivolous allegations and petitions,” he said.
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