Retiring Permanent Secretary
Urges FG to shield Technocrats from Political Intrigues
(Business Africa Digest)-The Retiring Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Mallam Aliyu Ahmed has urged the Federal Government to protect Government Technocrats from political intrigues.
This, according to him would enable Government officers serve with focus, diligence and dedication, adding that the current development was worrisome.
Mallam Aliyu Ahmed made the appeal in a Valedictory speech during his sendforth ceremony in Abuja by staff of the Ministry.
The retiring Permanent Secretary said he attributed the successes he achieved in the Ministry to the cooperation and support he enjoyed from the management staff of the Ministry.
While thanking staff of the Ministry for their support,the retiring Permanent Secretary commended the minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy,Mr. Wale Edu for hitting the ground running towards the realization of the renewed hope Agenda of President Tinubu’ s administration.
In his remarks,the Minister of Finance,Mr. Wale Edu appreciated the retiring Permanent Secretary for having successfully managed critical and sensitive positions in government, describing his expertise as a novelty.
The new permanent Secretary of the Ministry,Mr.Okokon Udoh thanked Mallam Aliyu Ahmed for his unwavering dedication to duty and sound judgement on matters of value and public interest.
Present at the occasion were members of the Federal Executive Council, Diplomatic Corps,top management and staff of the ministry as well as a paramount traditional ruler, Second Sarakin Sudan of Kotongora, Alhaji Mohammed Barau the second.
Aliyu Ahmed
Aliyu Ahmed was appointed Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil Service on the18th of December 2019 and deployed to the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) responsible for Special Duties.
Subsequently, he was deployed to take over as Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance with effect from the 24th of September 2020 and by virtue of the provision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act 2007 (as amended), Mr. Aliyu automatically resumed as a Non-Executive Director of the CBN on the 25th of September 2020. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Aliyu had served as Senior Advisor to the Executive Director responsible for Angola, Nigeria and South Africa at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington DC, USA; and Special Assistant to the Permanent Secretary in Economic Affairs Office at the Presidency (1999); Federal Ministry of Industry (2000 and 2001); and Federal Ministry of Finance (2001).
During his career, Mr. Aliyu served on a number of Committees and Panels. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Africa Export Import Bank, Cairo Egypt; OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID), Vienna, Austria; ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), Lome, Togo etc. He also taught at the Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto between 1989 to 1993 before joining the Federal Civil Service as Principal Finance Officer.
Mr. Aliyu obtained MSc. Financial Economics from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK in 2002; MBA (Finance) from the University of Lagos in 1989; and BSc. Quantity Survey in 1986 from the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
He attended the National Defence Collage from 2009 to 2010 and was conferred with the Fellowship of National Defence Collage (FDC).
