President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday approved the sack of chief executives and heads of 26 Federal Government agencies. This was disclosed by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir David Lawal, in a statement in Abuja. The latest sack came barely 48 hours after vice chancellors of 13 universities were relieved of their appointments.
Those affected are the Nigeria Railways Corporation, NRC; Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP; Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA; Standard Organisation of Nigeria, SON; National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC; Nigeria Investment Promotion Council, NIPC; Bank of Industry, BoI and National Centre for Women Development, NCWD. Others are National Orientation Agency, NOA; Industrial Training Fund, ITF; Nigerian Export-Import Bank; National Agency for Prohibition of Traffic In Persons and Other Related Matters, NAPTIP. Nigerian Television Authority, NTA; Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN; Voice of Nigeria, VON; News Agency of Nigeria, NAN; National Broadcasting Commission, NBC and the Petroleum Technology Development Fund, PTDF are also affected.
The list also include New Partnership for Africa’s Development, NEPAD; Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF; Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB; Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, FMBN; Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund); National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, and the Petroleum Equalization Fund. The president also approved that the most senior officers in the parastatals, agencies and councils oversee the activities of the organisations pending the appointment of substantive Chief Executive Officers.
“Mr. President, however, thanked them for their invaluable services to the nation and wishes them well in their future endeavours,” the statement added. Meanwhile, President Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr. Tijjani Mohammed Abdullahi as Director-General (Budget). A statement issued by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, said Abdullahi, a fellow of the Certified National Accountants of Nigeria, and a banker of repute with experience in managing public finance, would replace the current Director-General, Mr. Yahaya Gusau.
The new Director-General is expected to work with the Minister of Budget and National Planning to efficiently deliver on the mandates of the Budget Office of the Federation. According to the statement, Buhari has also approved the appointment of Mr. Ben Ifeanyi Akabueze as Special Adviser on Planning. He will work with Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma. Akabueze, who is the immediate past Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget in Lagos State, has worked in senior management positions in Citi Bank, Fidelity Bank, United Bank for Africa, NAL Merchant Bank, Sterling Bank and BIA Consulting Limited, among others.
He is Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers; Fellow, Institute of Credit Administrators and Honorary Fellow, Chartered Institute of Bankers. Also in a related development, former member of the House of Representatives, Abike Dabiri-Erewa has been appointed as Senior Special Adviser to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora
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