List Of High-Profile Dismissals By Tinubu Since 2023

List Of High-Profile Dismissals By Tinubu Since 2023

President Bola Tinubu, who assumed office on May 29, 2023, following the tenure of former President Muhammadu Buhari, has made several decisive moves to align the country with his administration’s policies and programs. As part of his efforts to restructure the government, Tinubu has dismissed several key officials who served under Buhari’s administration……CONTINUE READING

Below is a list of principal officers removed by President Tinubu:

1. **June 9, 2023**: President Tinubu suspended the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.

2. **June 19, 2023**: The President sacked all the service chiefs appointed by Buhari. On the same day, the National Security Adviser, Maj-Gen Babagana Monguno (rtd), was replaced by Nuhu Ribadu.

3. **July 14, 2023**: Tinubu suspended the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa.

4. **August 2023**: The President disbanded the board and management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), led by Lauretta Onochie.

5. **September 1, 2023**: Tinubu dismissed Ondo and Cross River NDDC Nominees and made fresh appointments.

6. **September 14, 2023**: President Tinubu sacked the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) boss, Muhammad Nami, and appointed his special adviser on revenue, Zacchaeus Adedeji, as the acting chairman of the tax commission.

7. **October 2023**: Tinubu announced the dismissal of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of agencies under the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, including the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).

8. **December 13, 2023**: President Tinubu approved the suspension, removal, and replacement of the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) under the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development.

9. **January 8, 2024**: Tinubu approved the immediate dismissal of Babatunde Irukera as the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC).

10. **January 2024**: The President also dismissed Alexander Ayoola Okoh as the Director-General/CEO of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE).

11. **June 15, 2024**: Tinubu directed the resignation of Mr. Mamman Ahmadu as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP).

12. **July 15, 2024**: Tinubu dismissed Adekanmbi and reinstated Professor Zabbey as the Coordinator of HYPREP.

13. **August 26, 2024**: The President approved the appointment of new Directors-General for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Department of State Services (DSS).

14. **August 19, 2024**: Tinubu dismissed Jalal Arabi from his position as Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and appointed Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman as the new Executive Chairman of NAHCON.

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