Buhari sacks chairmen of UBEB, FCT revenue board, others
President Muhammadu Buhari
has sacked Chairman, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Internal Revenue
Service, chairman, Secondary Education Board (SEB) and the chairman,
Universal Basic Education Boards (UBEB).
According to the Deputy Director/Chief
Press Secretary FCT, Muhammad Sule, the sack was announced yesterday
by the FCT Permanent Secretary, John Chukwu.
He stated that the directive affected all boards of the FCT parastatals, agencies, institutions and government-owned companies.
It said: “President Muhammadu Buhari has
approved the immediate sacking of the chairmen of the FCT Internal
Revenue Service, Secondary Education Board (SEB) and Universal Basic
Education Boards (UBEB).
“The sacking was contained in a letter
to the FCT Permanent Secretary, John Obinna Chukwu, FNSE, on Wednesday,
September 9, 2015 by the Secretary to the Federal Government.
“The Federal Government’s directive on
the dissolution of the governing boards of the federal government
parastatals, agencies, institutions and government owned companies
remains extant.
“That the directive applies to all
boards of the Federal Capital Territory parastatals, agencies,
institutions and government owned companies.
“In view of the above, the FCT Permanent
Secretary, John Obinna Chukwu has directed the former chairman of the
FCT Internal Revenue Service to hand over to the director of treasury,
FCT; while the chairmen of the Secondary Education Board and Universal
Basic Education Board should hand over to the directors/secretaries of
SEB and UBEB respectively.
“Meanwhile, the FCT Administration
expresses its profound appreciation for their contributions to the
development of the Federal Capital Territory and wishes them success in
their future endeavours.”
Nation
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