{"id":18716,"date":"2017-10-30T16:12:45","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T15:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=18716"},"modified":"2017-10-30T16:18:08","modified_gmt":"2017-10-30T15:18:08","slug":"finally-buhari-sacks-suspended-babachir-lawal-ayodele-oke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/finally-buhari-sacks-suspended-babachir-lawal-ayodele-oke\/","title":{"rendered":"Buhari sacks suspended SGF Babachir Lawal, appoints Boss Mustapha as new SGF"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"msg-body P_wpofO iy_A\">\n<div class=\"jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5\">\n<div id=\"yiv0593690976\">\n<div id=\"yiv0593690976yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509375499972_4303\"><span id=\"yiv0593690976yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509375499972_4304\">Tayo Olanipekun<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"msg-body P_wpofO iy_A\">\n<div class=\"jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"yiv0816952233\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"yiv0816952233yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509375499972_7835\"><span id=\"yiv0816952233yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509375499972_7836\">President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the suspended Secretary to the Federal Government (SFG), Babachir Lawal and the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayodele Oke.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv0816952233yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509375499972_7838\"><span id=\"yiv0816952233yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509375499972_7839\">The President has immediately appointed Boss Mustapha as the replacement for the embattled SFG while no announcement is made yet about the replacement for Oke.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv0816952233yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509375499972_7841\"><span id=\"yiv0816952233yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509375499972_7842\">This was made known by the presidential media aides, Sheu Garba and Femi Adesina on their respective Twitter handles and that of the Presidency, as well as a press statement via Aso Rock Villa Facebook page on Monday afternoon.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv0816952233yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509375499972_7844\"><span id=\"yiv0816952233yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509375499972_7845\">Until his new appointment as the SFG, Mustapha was the Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA).<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv0816952233yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509375499972_7847\"><span id=\"yiv0816952233yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509375499972_7848\">\u201cPresident Muhammadu Buhari has studied the report of the panel headed by the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, which investigated allegations against the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Babachir David Lawal, and the Director General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayo Oke,\u201d the statement noted.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv0816952233yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509375499972_7850\"><span id=\"yiv0816952233yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509375499972_7851\">It stated further that the President \u201caccepted the recommendation of the panel to terminate the appointment of Mr Lawal, and has appointed Mr Boss Mustapha as the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation. The appointment takes immediate effect.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv0816952233yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509375499972_7853\"><span id=\"yiv0816952233yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509375499972_7854\">\u201cPresident Buhari also approved the recommendation to terminate the appointment of Ambassador Oke, and has further approved the setting up of a three-member panel to, among other things, look into the operational, technical and administrative structure of the Agency and make appropriate recommendations.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv0816952233yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509375499972_7758\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv0816952233yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509375499972_7856\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"yiv0816952233yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509375499972_7857\">The two ex government officials had been embroiled in corruption allegations, leading to public outcry for the government to kick them out of public offices they occupied.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"H_7jIs D_F ab_C Q_69H5 E_36RhU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"H_7jIs D_F ab_C Q_69H5 E_36RhU\"><\/div>\n<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tayo Olanipekun President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the suspended Secretary to the Federal Government (SFG), Babachir Lawal and the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayodele Oke. 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