President Muhammadu Buhari has terminated the appointment of Hajiya Saratu Umar as the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission with immediate effect.
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, announced this development on Thursday.
In a statement on the development, Adesina said a directive has gone to the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, that the most senior Director in the Commission should immediately take over in the interim from Umar.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Buhari had in July 2022 approved the appointment of Umar as Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the NIPC for a fresh term of five years.
Umar was first appointed to the position in July 2014.
Follow The Eagle Online Channel on WhatsApp
