President Bola Tinubu yesterday presided over the swearing-in of Dr. Saviour Enyiekere as chairman of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC), alongside 12 commissioners and two newly appointed federal permanent secretaries.
The ceremony took place at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, during an expanded Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.
Dr Enyiekere, an environmental specialist and former deputy chief of staff to the Senate President, will serve a renewable five-year term.
He took his oath of office alongside the twelve commissioners of the NASC drawn from the six geopolitical zones.
The newly inaugurated commissioners include Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi and Hon. Yusuf A. Yusuf Tabuka (Northwest); Aminu Ibrahim Malle and Alhaji Lawan Maina Mahmud (Northeast); Mark Hanmation Tersoo and Salihu Umar Agboola Balogun (Northcentral); Hon. Taiwo Olukemi Oluga and Hon. Afeez Ipeza-Balogun (Southwest); Hon. Dr Nnanna Uzor Kalu and Festus Ifesinachi Odii (Southeast); Patrick A. Giwa and Mrs Mary Ekpenyong (Southsouth).
President Tinubu also administered the oath of office to two newly appointed permanent secretaries: Mr Rafiu Olarinre Adeladan from Oyo State and Dr Muktar Mohammed from Jigawa State.
The brief but significant swearing-in session was anchored by Biodun Oladunjoye, director of media in the State House.
During the council meeting, members observed a minute of silence in honour of former minister of state for foreign affairs, Dubem Onyia, who passed away on March 10, 2025.
The ceremony was attended by key government officials, including Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, chief of staff to the president Femi Gbajabiamila, secretary to the government of the federation George Akume, and National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.
Also present were ministers, including the finance minister and coordinating minister of the economy, Wale Edun; minister of budget and economic planning, Atiku Bagudu; and minister of information and national orientation, Mohammed Idris.
