President Buhari has made a major appointment.
Newsone Nigeria reports that Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari , has appointed a news managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).
This online news platform had reported earlier that President Buhari sacked Hadiza Bala Usman as the managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).
Newsone Nigeria reports that Hadiza Bala Usman was suspended by President Buhari and replaced by Mohammed Koko, the director of finance, sources told Peoples Gazette.
Hadiza Bala Usman confirms removal by President Buhari
The report quoted Usman to have said that she was aware of her suspension from office, but has yet to receive any formal communication to that effect from the Ministry of Transport.
Meanwhile, the spokesperson for the ministry did not immediately return a request seeking comments.
Ms Usman was appointed as NPA chief in 2016 and has repeatedly propagated her reform policies that sought to redirect the organisation, which is one of the top revenue-generating entities of the Nigerian government.
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