Winifred Oyo-Ita replaces Danladi Kifasi as Head of the Civil Service of the Federation

After the removal of  Mr Danladi Kifasi as Head of the Civil Service of the Federation by President Muhammadu Buhari and replaced by Mrs Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita, current Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology.The new Head of Service is 51 years old. ,
a chartered accountant,
Oyo-Ita Ekanem hails from Adiabo community of Odukpani Local Council of Cross Rivers State, was born in April 1964, educated at the Queens College Yaba, graduated at the University of Lagos in 1984 with B.Sc Accounting and holds a Master’s degree from the Nasarawa State University.
She was Director, Finance and Accounts at the Head of Civil Service of the Federation and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).

Before her appointment as the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology in April 2014, Oyo-Ita was Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs. And for her current position she is to be there in an acting capacity, though the office does not require Senate approval but a direct presidential appointment. Congratulations to her.