March 07, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the indefinite suspension of the Managing Director/CEO of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad.
A statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said President Tinubu also directed the indefinite suspension of three Executive Directors (EDs) of the Agency from office.
The suspended EDs include Olaniyi Alaba Netufo — Executive Director, Corporate Services; Barka Sajou — Executive Director, Technical Services; and Sa’adatu Balgore — Executive Director, Rural Electrification Fund (REF).
President Tinubu has, therefore, ordered a wider investigation into the conduct of the “officials mentioned above in a fraudulent mis-expenditure amounting to over N1.2 billion over the past two years, some of which has already been recovered by anti-graft agencies.”
Meanwhile, President Tinubu has appointed a new team to serve in the new management team of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) in an acting capacity with immediate effect:
The new appointees include:
(1) Abba Abubakar Aliyu — Managing Director/CEO
(2) Ayoade Gboyega — Executive Director, Corporate Services
(3) Umar Abdullahi Umar — Executive Director, Technical Services
(4) Doris Uboh — Executive Director, Rural Electrification Fund (REF)
(5) Olufemi Akinyelure — Head of Project Management Unit, Nigeria Electrification Project
“President Bola Tinubu expects all appointees in his administration to uphold the highest standards of transparency and accountability in the discharge of their duties and reiterates his determination to elevate the yearnings of Nigerians for good governance and qualitative service delivery above the narrow interests of individuals who are entrusted to provide critical services to the Nigerian people”, the statement added.
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