BUHARI SACKS FCT REVENUE SERVICE CHAIRMAN AND OTHERS.

President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the
Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Internal
Revenue Service as well as the Chairmen, Secondary
Education and Universal Basic Education Boards. Their
dismissal is with immediate effect.
This was contained in a letter with reference no.
SGF.19/S.81/T1/97 sent to the FCT Permanent
Secretary, John Chukwu, on Wednesday by the
Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
According to a statement issued on Thursday by the
FCT Deputy Director of Press, Mohammed Sule, the
letter ordered the affected chairmen to comply with the
Federal Government’s directive on the dissolution of
the governing boards of parastatals, agencies,
institutions and government-owned companies.
The letter reads, “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.”
It noted that the directive applied to all the boards of
the Federal Capital Territory parastatals, agencies,
institutions and government-owned companies.
“In view of this directive, the FCT Permanent Secretary
has directed the former Chairman of the FCT IRS 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,” the
statement said.
The FCT Administration expressed its appreciation to
the officials for their contributions to the development
of the Federal Capital Territory and wished them
success in their future endevours.