The President, Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the elsewhile
embattled Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Mr. Babachir David Lawal and the Director
General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayo Oke, over
corruption allegations, naming Mr. Boss Mustapha to replace Babachir, reports ITRealms.
Special Adviser to the President, (Media and Publicity), Mr.
Femi Adesina, confirmed this to ITRealms
in a press statement, saying that Buhari named Mr. Boss Mustapha new SGF after studying the report of the panel headed by the
Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, which investigated allegations against
the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Babachir David
Lawal, and the Director General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador
Ayo Oke.
According to him, Buhari accepted the recommendation of the
panel to terminate the appointment of Mr Lawal.
ITRealms reports
that Mr Mustapha appointment takes immediate effect.
Also, he revealed to ITRealms
that Buhari approved the recommendation to terminate the appointment of
Ambassador Oke, and has further approved the setting up of a three-member panel
to, among other things, look into the operational, technical and administrative
structure of the Agency and make appropriate recommendations.
ITRealms gathered that before Mustapha, born in Adamawa
State, he was the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National
Inland Waterways Authority.
Mustapha attended Hong Secondary School, in Hong, Adamawa
State and North East College of Arts and Sciences Maiduguri, Borno State. He
completed his Secondary School Education in 1976 with WASC and HSC
certificates.
He obtained his Law degree from Ahmadu Bello University,
Zaria in 1979 and was called to bar in 1980.
Ayo Midele/GEE
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