President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Investment Promotion Council (NIPC), Saratu Umar.
Jonathan sacked Umar on Monday, May 18, 2015, after staff accused her of gross incompetence.
The President also approved the appointment of Uju Hassan-Baba as the acting Executive Secretary of NIPS.
This was disclosed via a statement released on Monday by Jonathan’s media aide, Reuben Abati.
It reads:
“President
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mrs. Uju Aisha
Hassan-Baba, as the new Executive Secretary/Chief Executive of the
Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC).”
“Mrs.
Hassan-Baba takes over from Mrs. Saratu Altine Umar who has been
relieved of her appointment as the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive
of NIPC with immediate effect.”
“The new Executive
Secretary/Chief Executive had served previously as Director-General,
Legal Aid Council of Nigeria, Attorney-General and Commissioner of
Justice in Anambra State and Director, Legal Services, Federal Ministry
of Industry, Trade and Investment. President Jonathan thanks the
out-going Executive Secretary/Chief Executive for her services and
wishes her well in her future endeavours.”
The
President has, in the past two months, sacked a number of officials with
the most recent being the Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Equalization Fund (PEF), Sharon Adefunke Kasali.
