PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS ABEL OLUMUYIWA ENITAN AS HEAD OF THE CIVIL SERVICE OF THE FEDERATION

PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS ABEL OLUMUYIWA ENITAN AS HEAD OF THE CIVIL SERVICE OF THE FEDERATION

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, effective August 27, 2026.

He succeeds Didi Esther Walson-Jack, who will retire from the Federal Civil Service upon attaining the statutory retirement age of 60.

In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan is said to have served as Permanent Secretary for seven years and seven months, working at the Ministry of Police Affairs, the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, and the Office of the Vice President. He is currently the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Education.

He brings considerable institutional experience and a deep understanding of the workings of the Federal Civil Service to his new responsibility.

President Bola Tinubu has charged the incoming Head of the Civil Service of the Federation to consolidate the reforms and innovations already underway, deepen professionalism and efficiency across the service, and build a more effective and responsive Civil Service capable of delivering on the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

He is also expected to lead a Civil Service that is professional, merit-driven, accountable, innovative, and responsive to the needs and aspirations of Nigerians.

President Tinubu expressed his profound appreciation to Walson-Jack for her distinguished service to the nation and for the reforms, impact, and innovations witnessed in the Civil Service during her tenure.

The President wished her a fulfilling and successful life after service and conveyed the nation’s gratitude for her years of dedicated and impactful public service.

Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan was born on December 12, 1966. He obtained an M.Sc. in Public Policy Analysis from Nasarawa State University, Lafia, in 2015, and hails from Osun State.

He is currently the most senior Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil Service.