President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in Mrs. Folasade Yemi-Esan as the Head of Civil Service of the Federation.
The brief ceremony took place at the Executive Council Chambers of the State House when the oath was also administered on the new HoS by President Buhari.
Mrs. Yemi-Esan who spoke to State House Correspondents after the ceremony promised to prioritise the training of civil servants.
Recall that President Buhari had last week exercise of the powers vested in him by Section 171 (2) (b); and in compliance with Sub-Sections (3) and (5) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) has approved the appointment of Dr. (Mrs.) Folasade. O. Yemi-Esan as the substantive Head of the Civil Service of the Federation with effect from Friday, 28th February 2020.
Until her new appointment, she was the Acting Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, a position she assumed since 18th September 2019.
Dr. (Mrs.) Yemi-Esan, a Dental Surgeon, was appointed a Federal
Permanent Secretary in 2012 and has at various times, served in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Federal Ministries of Information,  Education and Petroleum Resources.