President Buhari Replaced Head of Service

The president of Nigeria Buhari Yesterday replaced the head of the civil service of the Federation, Mr Danladi Kifasi, he was replaced with Ekanem Oyo-Ita, 51 years old, who is the Current Permanent secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology.

Mr Kifasi was due to retire on January, 1 2016 when he will clock 60.

His last day would have been December 31, 2015. He would have proceeded on three months per-retirement leave since the beginning of October, if he were to observe his terminal leave.

Oyo-Ita Ekanem hails from Adiabo community of Odukpani Local Council of Cross Rivers State, was born in April 1964, educated at the Queens College Yaba, graduated at the University of Lagos in 1984 with B.Sc Accounting and holds a Master’s degree from the Nasarawa State University
She was Director, Finance and Accounts at the Head of Civil Service of the Federation and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).