President Tinubu Sacks NIPOST CEO and NCC Boss, Announces Replacements

President Tinubu has sacked the NIPOST CEO and NCC Boss.

Newsone reports that Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has removed the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Danbatta in a sweeping change that affected the Postmaster General of the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST), and the CEO of Nigeria Communication Satellite Limited (NigComSat).

This online news platform understands that the dismissal of the NIPOST CEO and NCC Boss by President Tinubu was made known in a terse statement issued by Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Ajuri Ngelale on Wednesday, October 11, 2023.

Newsone Nigeria reports that the Presidential Spokesman in the statement said Danbatta is replaced by Aminu Maida as the EVC/CEO of the NCC.

Nkechi Egerton-Idehen was named as the MD/CEO of NIGCOCOMSAT to take over the reign from Tukur Mohammed Lawal Funtua. At NIPOST, Tola Odeyemi was named as the Postmaster General / CEO, to replace Sunday Adepoju.