BREAKING: Many Appointed Under Buhari’s Government Sacked (WHAT HAPPENED)

BREAKING: Many Appointed Under Buhari’s Government Sacked (WHAT HAPPENED)

Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has undertaken a significant overhaul by dismissing 33 directors within his ministry.

Aviation experts have characterized this move as a “clean sweep” and a reversal of the last-minute appointments made by the previous administration of President Muhammadu Buhari under the then-Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika.

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The last-minute appointments by Sirika, just a week before the expiration of the Buhari administration on May 23, 2023, included the appointment of 33 directors and the installation of a new managing director for the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). Additionally, he introduced directorates that were previously nonexistent in these agencies.

However, six months later, all of these appointees have been dismissed in an unexpected shake-up. The move took even the affected individuals by surprise. This action occurred shortly after the unanticipated removal of chief executives of aviation agencies, many of whom were reportedly outside the country when the announcements were made. It is noted that several of these executives discovered their dismissal through newspapers or social media, with events taking place abroad, such as the 15th International Civil Aviation Negotiation Event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the ICAO meeting in Canada.

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On Wednesday, December 14, President Tinubu, as conveyed in a statement by the Presidential Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, authorized the suspension, removal, and replacement of the chief executive officers heading agencies under the aviation ministry.

The affected agencies include the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), and the College of Aviation Technology (NCAT).

The replacements are as follows: Mrs. Olubunmi Oluwaseun Kuku takes over from Kabir Yusuf Mohammed at FAAN; Engr. Umar Ahmed Farouk succeeds Tayib Adetunji Odunowo at NAMA; Mr. Alex Badeh Jr. assumes the role of the substantive Director-General for NSIB, replacing Engr. Akinola Olateru; Prof. Charles Anosike replaces Prof. Mansur Bako Matazu as the DG of NIMET, and Mr. Joseph Shaka Imalighwe takes over as Acting Rector of NCAT, succeeding Capt. Alkali Mahmud Modibbo. Additionally, the Director-General of NCAA, Capt. Musa Shuaibu Nuhu, has been suspended, with Capt. Chris Najomo appointed as the Acting DG.

“Nobody saw it coming,” a source in one of the agencies said.

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“None of them had the inkling that their sack would be this soon,” another source said.

The statement read: “Following the change in the leadership of the Aviation and Aerospace Development Agencies’ CEOs and MDs aimed to reposition the aviation industry and ensure safety and efficient air travel experience by Nigerians in line with the Renewed Hope agenda of Mr President, I am directed to inform all directors of the following agencies that they have been relieved of their appointments forthwith and should hand over to the most senior officer in their various directorates with immediate effect.

“I am also to inform all the agencies’ board secretaries and legal advisers that they are not affected by this directive.

“All affected directors are to ensure strict compliance, please.”

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