By Marcus Ikechukwu
President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn three new Permanent Secretaries into the Federal Civil Service.
The swearing-in ceremony took place in the Council Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja, shortly before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is attending the meeting virtually.
Osibajo had not been around for some meetings in the recent time since he underwent surgery to treat a fracture in his leg.
He was said to have sustained an injury while playing squash last month.
The new Permanent Secretaries are Lydia Shehu Jafiya from Adamawa State; Udom Okokon Ekenam from Akwa Ibom State; and Farouk Yusuf Yabo from Sokoto State.
At the meeting were Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha; Head of the Federal Civil Service, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan; and the National Security Council (NSA), Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno (Rtd).
Other ministers in attendance are Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed; Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami; Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed; and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mohammed Musa Bello.
Also in attendance are the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo; Communication and Digital Economy, Professor Ali Pantami; Power, Abubakar Aliyu; Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige; and that of Human Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq.