President Buhari Swears-in Oyo-Ita as Head of Service

President Muhammadu Buhari swore in Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita as the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation yesterday.

 Buhari administered the oath of office on Oyo-Ita inside the Council Chambers of the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja before yesterday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.
 

 The 51-year-old Oyo-Ita, who hails from Adiabo community of Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State, was educated at the Queens College Yaba, graduated at the University of Lagos in 1984 with B.Sc Accounting and holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the Nasarawa State University.

 The new head of service 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).
Before her appointment as the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology in April 2014, Oyo-Ita was Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs.

 

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