Buhari fires NIPC boss, Umar
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The Pesident , Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) has ordered the immediate termination of the appointment of the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Hajiya Saratu Umar.
A statement by the Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, did not state a reason for the decision.
It however said the President had directed the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, to ask the most senior Director of the Commission to run its affairs in the interim.
“President Muhammadu Buhari has terminated the appointment of Hajiya Saratu Umar as the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), with immediate effect, The NATION Newspaper reports.
“In a directive to the Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Richard Adeniyi Adebayo CON, the President also mandated the most senior Director in the Commission to immediately take over in the interim,” the statement reads.
