The presidency says the heads of Bureau of Public
Enterprises (BPE) and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection
Commission (FCCPC) were relieved from their positions, not sacked.
A statement released on Monday by Ajuri Ngelale, special
adviser to the president, media and publicity, said Alexander Okoh, BPE
director-general, and Babatunde Irukera, FCCPC chief executive officer, had
been dismissed.
However, on Tuesday, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on
information and strategy to President Tinubu, said their exit was not a
dismissal.
Onanuga, in a statement on X, formerly called Twitter, said
Tinubu’s directive was to relieve them as the president scouts for their
successors.
“I have followed the
concerns in the media on the report that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu dismissed
Babatunde Irukera EVC/CEO, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection
Commission (FCCPC) and Alexander Ayoola Okoh — Director-General/CEO, Bureau of
Public Enterprises (BPE),” he wrote.
“The President’s directive did not intend a dismissal . The
two men who have served our country were relieved of their duties by the
President, as he scouts for their successors.
“The connotations implied in using the word dismissal were
clearly not intended in the statement issued.”
Onanuga said Tinubu thanked Okoh and Irukera for their
services and wished them well in their future endeavours.
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