Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the mass retirement of 17 Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service, a report from Abuja said.
No reason has been given for the decision but Channels Television quoting “a very close associate of the President” says the retirement takes immediate effect.
This news is coming barely 24 hours after the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was fired and replaced by Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Magu.
Reports say that over the last months, the Permanent Secretaries had been holding several meetings with the President, an indication that they were giving the President their last briefs.
“Some analysts may have seen this move as part of the President’s plans to shrink the ministries to cut overhead costs for his government,” the report said.