BREAKING: Buhari Fires NTA, FRCN, NBC, Other DGs

Director-Generals of six Federal Government’s parastatals having link with the media have been sacked.

The affected heads of the agencies were removed from office by President Muhammadu Buhari.

A statement issued on Monday by Segun Adeyemi, who is the Special Adviser to the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed that the minister announced the disengagement of the DGs on Monday at a meeting with them.

The affected persons include heads of the Nigeria Television Authority, NTA; Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN; Voice of Nigeria, VON; News Agency of Nigeria, NAN; Nigerian Broadcasting Commission, NBC; and the National Orientation Agency, NOA.

According to Adeyemi, “The minister directed the disengaged chief executives to hand over to the most senior officials in their various establishments.”

“He thanked them for their service to the nation
and wished them the best of luck in their future
endeavours,” the statement said.

“The affected chief executives are the Director-Generals of NTA, Sola Omole; FRCN, Ladan Salihu; VON, Sam Worlu; NOA, Mike Omeri; NBC, Emeka Mba and the Managing Director of NAN, Ima Niboro,” disclosed the statement.