Why Buhari dismisses Saratu Umar as NIPC Executive Secretary second time: Presidency

*Sacked Saratu Umar, Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission was first appointed to the position July 2014, but got sacked by former President (Dr.) Goodluck Jonathan May 2015 over alleged unethical practices, before her reappointment into sane position July 2022

Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect

For the second time in a row, President Muhammadu Buhari also, has sacked Hajiya Saratu Umar, Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) from office.

Mr. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, disclosed this development in a statement issued Thursday, April 6, 2023.

It is noted that this is the second time that Hajiya Umar would be sacked from the same position in the regulatory Commission.

It was learnt the sacked Executive Secretary was first appointed to the position July 2014, but got sacked by former President (Dr.) Goodluck Jonathan May 2015 over alleged unethical practices.

Umar was fired at the time for allegedly leaking information on the granting of questionable tax waivers estimated to be worth $20 billion.

Her dismissal then came exactly eight days after a nine-month-old letter on the controversial waivers was leaked to the media — and six days after the NIPC staff union petitioned the president to ask for her removal, according to report.

How Buhari reappointed Umar July 2022

But Buhari, July 2022, reappointed Umar for a fresh term of five years.

The presidential aide stated that the most Senior Director in the NIPC had been appointed as Umar’s replacement in the interim.

Adesina in the statement said: “President Muhammadu Buhari has terminated the appointment of Hajiya Saratu Umar as the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), with immediate effect.

“In a directive to the Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Richard Adeniyi Adebayo CON, the President also mandated the most senior Director in the Commission to immediately take over in the interim.”

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