President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked Saratu Umar, executive secretary of the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC).
Femi Adesina, presidential spokesperson, announced the development in a statement on Thursday.
Adesina said the most senior director in the commission has been appointed as Umar’s replacement 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 statement reads.
“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.”
In 2015, former President Goodluck Jonathan sacked Umar as NIPC boss but she was reappointed by Buhari last year.
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