Nigeria, June 19 -- The Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF) has dismissed claims circulating in the media suggesting an alleged scheme to unlawfully prolong the tenure of Mr. Gabriel Aduda, the Permanent Secretary representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In a statement released on Thursday in Abuja, Mrs. Eno Olotu, Director of Information and Public Relations in the HCSF office, described the reports as "false and misleading." According to her, there is no truth to the claim that either the Head of Service or the Minister of Defence is working to extend the tenure of Aduda or any other Permanent Secretary in defiance of established guidelines. "The decision regarding the tenure or retirement of any Pe...