JUST IN: Buhari Fires NIPC Boss, Umar
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday night, terminated the appointment of Hajiya Saratu Umar because the Government Secretary/Chief Government Officer of the Nigeria Funding Promotion Fee, with fast impact.
The Particular Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a press release he signed on Thursday titled ‘President Buhari terminates appointment of Saratu Umar as NIPC boss.’
Umar’s sacking comes barely every week after a scathing report unearthing fault traces within the Fee’s administration.
The report alluded the challenges to the NIPC boss’ “incompetence and mismanagement.”