After absence from retreat, embattled Oyo-Ita arrives Aso Villa as Buhari sets to inaugurate ministers

Embattled Head of Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, arrived the Presidential Villa, Abuja as President Muhammadu Buhari prepared to inaugurate his new cabinet members.

Oyo-Ita is being probed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged financial infractions to the tune of N3 billion.

She had avoided attending the two-day retreat organised for the ministers-designate on Monday and Tuesday by the presidency.

She was expected to make a presentation at the retreat on Tuesday, but she failed to show up.

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There are speculations that she had turned in her resignation.

While it was not clear if she will be at the swearing-in of Buhari’s second term cabinet, Oyo-Ita, who visited Aso Villa, was seen entering the office of Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to the president.

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