President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack as Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, with effect from 14 August 2024.
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, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, who is due to retire on 13 August 2024. Yemi-Esan was appointed as Head of Civil Service of the Federation by the then President Muhammadu Buhari on 4 March 2020.
While thanking the outgoing Head of Service for her stewardship, the President tasked her successor to discharge her duties with innovative flair, integrity, and stringent adherence to the extant rules and regulations of the Civil Service of the Federation.