Presidency Disengages 26 Heads of Government Agencies

President Mohammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday disengaged twenty-six Chief Executive Officers of government agencies in continuation of his restructuring programme aimed at moving the country forward..

A statement by Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Babachir David Lawal, said that the President also approved that the most senior officers in the respective agencies be handed over the affairs of the organization pending the appointment of substantive Chief Executive Officers.

The agencies affected in the demonstration of President’s political-will include; Nigerian Television Authority (NTA); Federal Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN); Voice of Nigeria (VON); and the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

Others are National Broadcasting Commission (NBC); Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF); New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD); Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) and Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB).

In the category also are Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN); Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund); National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA); Petroleum Equalisation Fund and the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC).

Others are Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP); Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE); 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); National Centre for Women Development (NCWD); National Orientation Agency (NOA); Industrial Training Fund (ITF); Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEIB), and National Agency for Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other Related Matters (NAPTIP).

According to sources, it is believed that the mass sack was on account of the failure of the affected officers to meet up with his test following the present drama surrounding the presentation of the 2016 Appropriation budget. The source who spoke on the condition of anonymity stated that the action was taken for a thorough cleansing in the federal civil service on noticing that corruption had over the years triumphed within the government towards ensuring that the change mantra succeeds.