Nigerian govt redeploys 32 directors, 127 other top officials

The Federal Government of Nigeria on Thursday ordered the redeployment of 159 top government officials across different ministries.

The circular containing the redeployment indicated that those affected in the exercise approved by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winnifred Oyo-Ita, are those in the directorate level and other officers under the pool of the Office of the HOCSF.

The circular dated October 10 was signed by a Permanent Secretary, Mustapha Sulaiman, on behalf of the HOCSF.

“All handing and taking over processes should be completed on or before Friday, October 19, 2018.

“Any disregard of this deployment shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of PSR 030301 (b),” Sulaiman wrote.

A total of 32 directors were affected by the exercise.

Also affected were 34 deputy directors and 37 assistant directors among others.

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