President Bola Tinubu has directed the resignation of Mr
Mamman Ahmadu from office as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of
the Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP.
This was made public via a statement issued by the presidential
spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale on Saturday.
According to the statement, “This is part of a larger
reorganization effort in the public procurement system to reposition the agency
for greater efficiency and transparency.
“The Director-General is to hand over to the most senior
officer in the Bureau, pending the appointment of a new Director-General.”
The President thanked Ahmadu for his services and wished him
success in his future endeavours.
Meanwhile, President Tinubu has approved the appointment of
Mr. Ayodeji Ariyo Gbeleyi as the new DG of the BPE.
Mr. Gbeleyi is a renowned financial expert and award-winning
chartered accountant. He is a fellow of both the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of
Nigeria (CITN).
He is also an alumnus of executive programmes of the
prestigious London Business School, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and
Lagos Business School.
A statement by the presidential spokesman, Chief Ajuri
Ngelale, stated that the new BPP boss has over 30 years of post-qualification experience
in diverse sectors, including manufacturing, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG),
investment & commercial banking, project finance, telecommunications,
infrastructure, and public administration.
He was the board Chairman of the Federal Mortgage Bank of
Nigeria (FMBN) and Commissioner of Finance in Lagos State from 2013 to 2015.
The statement further said that, “The President expects the
new Director-General to bring his vast experience and competence to bear in
this role to strengthen the agency as the national resource centre for capacity
building and sustenance of reforms through the promotion of a competitive
private sector-driven economy, ensuring social accountability and efficient
deployment of public resources, as well as advancing effective corporate
governance and fiduciary discipline in the public and private sectors.”
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