By Egena Sunday Ode
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr. Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, effective August 27, 2026.
The appointment was announced in a State House press release signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday.
Enitan succeeds Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, who will retire from the Federal Civil Service upon attaining the statutory retirement age of 60.
The President expressed appreciation to Walson-Jack for her “distinguished service to the nation” and for the reforms, impact and innovations witnessed in the Civil Service during her tenure.
He wished her “a fulfilling and successful life after service” and conveyed the nation’s gratitude for her years of dedicated public service.
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 across the Ministry of Police Affairs, the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the Vice President, and is currently Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Education.
President Tinubu said Enitan brings “considerable institutional experience and a deep understanding of how the Federal Civil Service works” to the office.
Charging him on his new responsibility, the President urged Enitan to consolidate ongoing reforms and innovations, deepen professionalism and efficiency, and build a more effective and responsive Civil Service capable of delivering the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
He further tasked the incoming HoS to lead a service that is “professional, merit-driven, accountable, innovative, and responsive to Nigerians’ needs and aspirations.”
Enitan was born on December 12, 1966. He attended Ajibode Grammar School, Ibadan and the College of Arts and Science, Ile-Ife. He graduated from the University of Lagos in 1988 with a B.Sc. in Finance and Banking.
In 2015, he obtained an M.Sc. in Public Policy Analysis from Nasarawa State University, Lafia.
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