Buhari Sacks 26 Heads Of Federal Agencies, Parastatals…Names Abike Dabiri SSA On Foreign/Diaspora Affairs

President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the heads of 26 federal agencies and parastatals with immediate effect. Their removal was conveyed in a statement issued today by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Engr Babachir David Lawal. The President has equally approved the appointment of former member of the House of Reps, Hon. Abike Dabiri Erewa as his Senior Special Assistant on Foreign/Diaspora Affairs.

iReports-ng.com gathered that Hon Abike was at the time of filing this report going through accreditation in the presidential villa, Abuja, to commence work immediately.

The full list of the affected agencies are:

(i) Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)

(ii) Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN)

(iii) Voice of Nigeria (VON)

(iv) News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)

(v) National Broadcasting Commission (NBC)

(vi) Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF)

(vii) New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)

(viii) Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF)

(ix) Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board(NCDMB)

(x) Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN)

(xi) Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund)

(xii) National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)

(xiii) Petroleum Equalization Fund

(xiv) Nigeria Railways Corporation (NRC)

(xv) Bureau of Public Procurements (BPP)

(xvi) Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE)

(xvii) Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA)

(xviii) Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON)

(xix) National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC)

(xx) Nigeria Investment Promotion Council (NIPC)

(xxi) Bank of Industry (BoI)

(xxii) National Centre for Women Development (NCWD)

(xxiii) National Orientation Agency (NOA)

(xxiv) Industrial Training Fund (ITF)

(xxv) Nigerian Export-Import Bank

(xxvi) National Agency for Prohibition of Traffic In Persons and Other Related Matters (NAPTIP).