President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, swore in eight newly-appointed federal permanent secretaries and 18 commissioners of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).

The swearing-in was held inside the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja, just before the commencement of the first Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. The FEC also observed a minute of silence in honour of former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Jeremiah Useni, who died on January 23, 2025.

The eight new permanent secretaries are Onwusoro Ihemelandu (Abia State), Ndiomu Philip (Bayelsa State), Anuma Nlia (Ebonyi State), Ogbodo Nnam (Enugu State), and Kalba Usman (Gombe State). Others are Usman Aminu (Kebbi State), Oyekunle Nwakuso (Rivers State), and Nadungu Gagare (Kaduna State).

The RMAFC commissioners include Linda Oti (Abia), Akpan Effiong (Akwa Ibom), Enefe Ekene (Anambra), Prof. Steve Ugba (Benue), Chief Eyonsa (Cross River), Aruviere Egharhevwe (Delta), Nduka Awuregu (Ebonyi), Victor Eboigbe (Edo), Wumi Ogunlola (Ekiti), Ozo Obodougo (Enugu), and Kabir Mashi (Katsina).

Others are Adamu Fanda (Kano), Dr Kunle Wright (Lagos), Aliyu Abdulkadir (Nasarawa), Bako Shetima (Niger), Nathaniel Adejutelegan (Ondo), Saad Ibrahim (Plateau), Modu-Aji Juluri (Yobe), Bello Garba (Zamfara), and Mohammed Usman (Gombe).

The President also swore in Kayode Oladele, a member of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), and Mrs Olukemi Victoria Iyantan (Ondo), a member of the National Population Commission (NPC).

President Tinubu urged the newly inaugurated permanent secretaries and commissioners to uphold diligence, innovation, and commitment in performing their duties, emphasising the importance of their roles in advancing the administration’s governance and development agenda.

Meanwhile, the FEC is resuming its meeting after a six-week recess.