Appointed deputy high commissioner in September last year, Ambassador Bamgbose has been acting as the head of the mission since the recall of the substantive high commissioner Dr Dalhatu Tafida earlier this year. However, under a set or wide-ranging reforms announced yesterday, Ambassador Bamgbose will now become the permanent secretary in the political affairs office, in the office of the secretary to the federal government.
Under the changes announced yesterday, President Buhari appointed 18 new permanent secretaries some of whom were recruited from the private sector. Among the appointments were Louis Edozien and Dr Mahmoud Isa-Dutse, two professionals with proven track records in the private sector.
Mr Edozien, who was deployed to the Federal Ministry of Power, was the executive director of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company, where he was responsible for the technical and project management of the federal government’s $8bn investment in the National Integrated Power Projects. Dr Isa-Dutse was appointed the new permanent secretary at the Federal Ministry of Finance, bringing along over 20 years banking experience, having worked from UBA, Savannah Bank of Nigeria, Guaranty Trust Bank, Continental Merchant Bank and Gamji Bank.
Other new permanent secretaries include Mrs Ayotunde Adesugba, Taiwo Abidogun, Dr Bukar Hassan, Mrs Wakama Asifieka, Jalal Ahmad Arabi, Sabiu Zakari, Mrs Obiageli Nwokedi and Aminu Nabegu. Others are Alo Nwankwo, Dr Shehu Ahmed, Ogbonnaya Kalu, Mrs Nuratu Batagarawa, Christian Ohaa, Bassey Apkanyung and Dr Ugo Roy.
President Buhari also approved the deployment of several old permanent secretaries and according to his spokesman Femi Adesina, the appointments and deployments were with effect from yesterday, November 10, 2015. Before the appointment of the new permanent secretaries, President Buhari had retired 17 of the permanent secretaries.
With the redeployment of Ambassador Bamgbose, the Nigerian mission in the UK has either a high commissioner or a deputy. By far the largest mission in the world, it us about twice the size of any other embassy and the high commissioner in London is generally a close ally of the president.
Full list of new permanent secretaries
Dr Shehu Ahmad - Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Sunday Echono - Federal Ministry of Communications
Alhaji Sabiu Zakari - Federal Ministry of Transportation
Mrs Ayotunde Adesugba - Federal Ministry of Information and Culture
Ambassador Danjuma Sheni - Federal Ministry of Defence
Dr Shade Yemi-Esan - Federal Ministry of Education
Mrs Fatima Mede - Budget and National Planning
Ambassador Bulus Lolo - Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Dr Amina Shamaki - Federal Ministry of Health
Aliyu Bisalla - Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment
Bassey Akpanyung - Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs
Taiwo Abidogun - Federal Ministry of Justice
Dr Habiba Lawal - Federal Ministry of Science & Technology.
Dr Clement Illoh - Federal Ministry of Labour & Productivity
Dr Jamila Shu'ara - Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources
Mrs Binta Bello - Federal Ministry of Women Affairs
Dr Babatope Ajakaiye - Federal Capital Territory
Rabi Jimeta - Federal Ministry of Water Resources
Dr Bukar Hassan - Federal Ministry of Environment
Mrs Wakama Asifieka - Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs
Istifanus Fuktur - Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals
Christian Ohaa - Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports
A G Magaji - Federal Ministry of Works & Housing
Jalal Arabi - State House
Mohammed Bukar - General Services Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)
Abbas Mohammed - Ecological Fund Office, OSGF
Dr Ugo Roy - Council Secretariat
Aminu Nabegu - Special Services Office, OSGF
Ambassador Bamgbose Akindele - Political Affairs Office, OSGF
Alo Nwankwo - Economic Affairs Office, OSGF
Mrs Obiageli Nwokedi - Special Duties Office, OSGF
Innocent Ogbonnaya - Career Management Office, OHCSF
SKY Adelakun - Common Services Office, OHCSF
Mrs N Batagarawa - Service Policy & Strategies Office, OHCSF
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