Olawale Ajimotokan
Former Head of Service, Alhaji Yayale Ahmed has criticised the practice of naming permanent secretaries as sureties for those accused of looting the public treasury.He expressed his opposition yesterday in Abuja as a special guest of honour at the book launch and retirement party of the Permanent Secretary, Ecological Project Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation(SGF), Dr Habiba Muda Lawal.He also advised the SGF, Mr. Boss Mustapha and the Head of Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, to reconsider the practice by judges in asking federal permanent secretaries “to rescue those accused of looting government treasury.”Meanwhile, Mustapha has been described as a public servant who scored many firsts while serving the nation.
The SGF gave the commendation in his remarks at the valedictory programme in honour of Lawal in Abuja.While congratulating the retiring top civil servant, Mustapha…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
