Africa News of Friday, 15 December 2023

Source: mynigeria.com

List of senior government officials sacked by Nigerian president Tinubu within 24 hours

Nigerian president, Ahmed Bola Tinubu Nigerian president, Ahmed Bola Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu is not done with sacking top government officials and appointing new ones six months after resuming office.

Some of the affected senior government officials were appointed by ex-president Muhammadu Buhari's administration.

In what looks like a takeaway as the yuletide period approaches, President Tinubu has sacked no less than nine beneficiaries of the former president.

The affected senior government officials included heads of government agencies, parastatals and directors in the aviation and aerospace development ministry.

According to the Presidency, the development was in line with Nigeria's constitution and his renewed hope agenda. The nine senior directors were the latest that Tinubu will sack since resuming office about seven months ago.

1. Mr. Kabir Yusuf Mohammed, Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)

2. Mr. Tayib Adetunji Odunowo, Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) Engr.

3. Akinola Olateru, Director-General of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB)

4. Prof. Mansur Bako Matazu, Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET)

5. Capt. Alkali Mahmud Modibbo, Rector of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT)

6. Director of Nigeria Metrological Agency (NiMET)

7. Director of Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA)

8. Director of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)

9. Director of Nigeria Safety and Investigation Bureau (NSIB) Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)