President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Esther Walson-Jack as the Federation’s Head of Service (HoS).
She was sworn in before the Federal Executive Council‘s (FEC) meeting on Monday.
Ajuri Ngelale, the presidential spokeswoman, said on July 17 that her appointment would take effect on August 14.
Ngelale announced that the outgoing HoS, Folasade Yemi-Esan, will resign from the civil service on August 13.
The statement reads:
“Walson-Jack was appointed as Federal Permanent Secretary in 2017 and has served in several ministries.”
“The new appointee will take over from the incumbent Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, CFR, who is due to retire on August 13, 2024.
“President Tinubu, while thanking the outgoing Head of Service for her stewardship, tasks the incoming Head of Service to discharge her duties with innovative flair, integrity, and stringent adherence to the extant rules and regulations of the Civil Service of the Federation.”
Walson-Jack received a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Lagos and was admitted to the bar in 1987.
Prior to joining the federal civil service, she was the solicitor-general of Bayelsa and the permanent secretary of the state ministry of justice.
