Nigeria: Kofarmata assumes office as perm sec humanitarian affairs ministry 

The  newly deployed permanent secretary to the  Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr. Yakubu Adam Kofarmata, has assumed duties.

He immediately declared state of emergency on the implementation of the six pillars of the Federal Civil Service Strategic and  Implementation  Plan (FCSSIP-25) in the critical Ministry.

He made the declaration at the ministry’s headquarters during the week.

Dr. Kofarmata said the Head of Service of the Federation, has declared and established a war room for the full implementation of FCSSIP-25 and the ministry will establish a branch of the war room where the best of brains will come together and actualise complete implementation of FCSSIP-25 to provide excellent service delivery in the ministry.

He  sought for the support of all management and staff of the ministry to succeed in achieving President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda regarding  the mandate given to the ministry.

Earlier, the outgoing permanent secretary, Abel Enitan, said redeployment of officers in the Federal Civil Service is a routine occurrence and his redeployment was not a surprise.

He commended the staff of the ministry for the support given to him during his sojourn in the ministry.

He eulogised President Bola Tinubu for appointing the  two ministers  to reposition the ministry.

“In the past two months, the ministers have been up and doing trying to reposition the ministry for enhanced efficiency,” he stated. 

Enitan added that  the mandate of the ministry is huge and laden with  a lot of significant responsibilities.

He said the ministry has a lot of role to play to enhance the pulling-through of Mr.President’s Renewed Hope Agenda.