Tension As 24 Federal Permanent Secretaries Line Up for Sack

 

A report by The Eagle Online says that sources within the Federal Civil Service and the Presidency have revealed that the permanent secretaries are likely going to receive their letters of retirement between Monday (today) and Tuesday(tomorrow).

The report says one of the sources however said the retirement of the permanent secretaries will certainly be effected before the inauguration of the incoming ministers.

Beyond seeking to clear the rot in the Federal Civil Service, it was learnt that no fewer than 24 of the permanent secretaries are senior in rank to the recently appointed Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita.

Before her appointment, Oyo-Ita was number 25 on the nominal roll of the Federal Civil Service.

A Presidency source, however, said because of the experience of the senior civil servants and the in order not to create shock within the system, it is unlikely that large number of top technocrats would be allowed to go in one fell swoop.