JUST IN: President Buhari Sacks Key Government Official, Announces Replacement
- President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Major General Barry Ndiomu (retired) as Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP)
- Ndiomu appointment was announced in a statement by Femi Adesina, the president's spokesperson on Thursday, September 15
- According to Adesina, Major General Barry Ndiomu (retired) will serve as a replacement for Milland Dikio
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Colonel Milland Dixon Dikio (retired) has been removed as the boss of the Amnesty Office by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Dikio was removed and his position was immediately replaced by the president on Thursday, September 15.
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The Nation reports that President Buhari approved the appointment of Major General Barry Ndiomu (retired) as Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP).
Femi Adesina, the special adviser to President Buhari on media and publicity in a statement confirmed the appointment of Ndiomu as PAP's interim administrator.
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His words:
“The appointee hails from Odoni in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, and was admitted to the Nigerian Defence Academy as part of 29th Regular Combatant Course.
"He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in 1983. He held several command and staff appointments in the course of his successful military career. He retired in December 2017.
“Gen Ndiomu also trained as a lawyer, and is alumnus of National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Administrative Staff College of Nigeria, Badagry, Harvard Kennedy School, and George C Marshall Centre for European Security Studies, among others.”
'APC, Buhari kept their promise to take Nigeria from top to bottom', Governor Ortom blows hot
President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress had been accused of failing in their task to deliver development and good governance to Nigerians.
The allegation was levelled against the president by the serving governor of Benue state Samuel Ortom.
According to Ortom, the ruling party cannot win any election in the forthcoming poll scheduled to take place in 2023.
Sit-at-home: Streets in Imo empty despite Buhari's official visit
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, September 13, visited Imo state to commission some projects.
The president was welcome to the state by Governor Hope Uzodimma alongside other key government officials.
However, the people of Imo seemed to be observing the sit-at-home order declared by the leadership of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra.
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