President Bola Tinubu has indefinitely suspended Ahmad Salihijo, the Managing Director/Chief Government Officer of the Rural Electrification Company, along with three of the Company’s government administrators.
This adopted “new findings unearthed throughout a complete investigation into the monetary actions of the Rural Electrification Company,” the State Home revealed in an announcement signed by Tinubu’s Particular Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, on Thursday.
The assertion is titled, ‘President Tinubu suspends Rural Electrification Company managing director and workforce from workplace.’
Apart from Salihijo, the President suspended the Government Director, Company Providers, Olaniyi Netufo; Government Director, Technical Providers, Barka Sajou; and Government Director, Rural Electrification Fund, Sa’adatu Balgore.
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Tinubu additionally ordered a wider investigation into the officers’ conduct in “a fraudulent expenditure amounting to over N1.2bn over the previous two years, a few of which has already been recovered by anti-graft businesses,” Ngelale revealed.
Consequently, the President appointed a brand new company administration workforce who will serve in appearing capability with speedy impact.
They embrace Abba Aliyu as Managing Director/CEO, Ayoade Gboyega as Government Director, Company Providers, Umar Umar as Government Director, Technical Providers, Doris Uboh as Government Director, Rural Electrification Fund and Olufemi Akinyelure as Head of Mission Administration Unit, Nigeria Electrification Mission.
The assertion concluded that the President “expects all appointees in his administration to uphold the very best requirements of transparency and accountability within the discharge of their duties and reiterates his dedication to raising the yearnings of Nigerians for good governance and qualitative service supply above the slender pursuits of people who’re entrusted to supply important services to the Nigerian folks.”
