President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Wednesday in Abuja swore in five permanent secretaries and the chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Dr Aminu Yusuf.

The ceremony took place during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.

Among the permanent secretaries sworn in were Dr John Chidiebere Ezeamama (Imo state), Ibrahim Abdulkarim Ozi (Nasarawa state), and Dr Abdul Sule Usman Garba ( North central).

Others were Dr. Ishiyaku Musa Mohammed (North east) and Dr Binyerem Chigbonwu Ukaire (South east).

The chairmReplascemnt an of the NPC took the oath of office alongside two other members of the Board, Dr Joseph Haruna Kigbu and Tonga Betara Bularafa.

Dr Ezeamama joined the Federal Civil Service as a medical officer with the State House Medical Centre. He holds an MBBS from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and an MBA. The 54-year-old civil servant received additional professional training at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in London and at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.