Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Thursday announced the appointments of new permanent secretaries as part of his administration’s efforts to reposition the state’s civil service for greater efficiency.

El-Rufai through his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Samuel Aruwan,  gave the names of the new permanent secretaries as, Esther Musa Sawok, Ministry of Women Affairs, Mahmud Nuhu Yamusa, Budget and Planning,Esther Tsuwang Christopher, General Services (Office of the SSG), Victoria Galadima, Water Resources, Musa Adamu, Youth, Sports and Culture, Ibrahim S. Jere, Health and Human Services.

Others are, Nuhu Ishaku Buzun, Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Garba Mamman Snr, Political and Economic Affairs, Mahmud Zailani, Establishment and Service Matters, Kande Nana Bage, SUBEB, Idris Samaila Nyam, Finance.

According to the statement, those that were redeployed  to other ministries include, Adamu Mohammed Mansur, from Cabinet Affairs and Security to Education, Science and Technology, Ja’afaru Ibrahim Sani, from Political and Economic Affairs to Cabinet Affairs and Security, Ambisa Jonah Adze, from General Services to Civil Service Commission, Bariatu Y. Mohammed, from Establishments, Management Services to Ministry of Works, Transport and Housing, Hauwa Usman Umar, from Women Affairs to Environment and Natural Resources as well as Ibrahim Sambo from SUBEB to Local Government.

The permanent secretaries who retained their positions are, Lukman Musa, Public Service Office, Abdulkadir A. Kassim, Agriculture and Forestry, Aishatu Kumbo Mohammed, Solicitor-General/Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, however, noted that Peter K. Bakam, formerly of Budget and Planning, Tijjani Ahmed Yusuf, formerly of Commerce, Industry and Tourism and Aminu S. Lere, formerly of the Ministry of Finance are retired.

El-Rufai thanked the retiring permanent secretaries and wished them well in their future endeavours.

Meanwhile, in order to facilitate the transformation of the Barau Dikko Specialist Hospital to a full-fledged Teaching Hospital, Dr. Paul Manya Dogo has been appointed as the Chief Resident Consultant of the state-owned hospital.