President Bola Tinubu has appointed Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as the new head of the civil service of the federation, effective August 27, 2026.
Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a statement, said Enitan will succeed Didi Walson-Jack, who retires from the Federal Civil Service, at the end of August, 2026, upon attaining the statutory retirement age of 60.
Onanuga said Enitan, from Osun State, is the most senior Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil Service.
He has served as Permanent Secretary for seven years and seven months, working at the Ministry of Police Affairs,
Enitan who is currently the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Education, had also worked at the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, and the Office of the Vice President.
