Buhari fires chairmen of FCT Revenue, Secondary and Universal Basic Boards

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate sacking of the Chairmen of the FCT Internal Revenue Service, Secondary (SEB) and Universal Basic Education Boards (UBEB).
The sacking was contained in a letter with reference (NO. SGF.19/S.81/T1/97) sent to the FCT Permanent Secretary, John Obinna Chukwu, FNSE, on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 by the Secretary to the Federal Government.
According to the letter, “that the Federal Government’s directive as contained in Circular Ref. No. SGF.19/S.81/XIX/964 on the dissolution of the Governing Boards of the Federal Government Parastatals, Agencies, Institutions and Government Owned Companies remains extant”.
The letter further reads, “That the directive applies to all the Boards of the Federal Capital Territory Parastatals, Agencies, Institutions and Government Owned Companies”.
In view of the above, the FCT Permanent Secretary, John Obinna Chukwu has directed the former Chairman of the of the FCT Internal Revenue Service to hand over all duties and responsibilities of his office as well as government belongings in his possession to the Director of Treasury, FCT; while the Chairmen of the Secondary Education Board and Universal Basic Education Board should hand over all duties and responsibilities of their offices as well as government belongings in their possession to the Directors/Secretaries of SEB and UBEB respectively.
Meanwhile, the FCT Administration expresses its profound appreciation for their contributions to the development of the Federal Capital Territory and wishes them success in their future endevours.