Permanent Secretary in the State House, Aso Rock Presidential villa, Alhaji Tijjani Umar has retired from service after clicking 60 years.
In an interaction with State House media chieftains today, August 11, the outgoing Permanent Secretary said that having clocked 60 years yesterday, August 10, he had to bow out to go and rest.
“Some people came to me yesterday with a birthday card, wishing me 60th birthday. I was like, who’s 60? How time flies?”
Alhaji Tijjani, who said that he had served in various capacities in the same State House, promised that he would write a memoir on his sojourn in the civil service, particularly, the Presidency.
He said that he served two Presidents, Muhammadu Buhari and Bola Ahmed Tinubu up to the time he retired.
He expressed satisfaction with the service he had rendered over the years, adding that as Permanent Secretary, he used to work 24 hours for seven days of week.
