President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate suspension of the Managing Director/CEO of the Rural Electrification Agency, REA, Ahmad Salihijo, alongside three Executive Directors from office.
The affected Executive Directors are Olaniyi Alaba Netufo (Corporate Services), Barka Sajou (Technical Services)
and Sa’adatu Balgore (Rural Electrification Fund, REF).
The suspension follows new findings unearthed during a comprehensive investigation into the financial activities of the Agency.
A statement by the President’s spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelala says the President has also ordered wider investigation into the conduct of the aforementioned officials in a fraudulent “misexpenditure amounting to over N1.2 billion over the past two years, some of which has already been recovered by anti-graft agencies”.
By the directive of the President, the following have been appointed to serve in the new management team of the Rural Electrification Agency, REA in acting capacity with immediate effect. They are Abba Abubakar Aliyu (Managing Director/CEO), Ayoade Gboyega (Executive Director, Corporate Services), and Umar Abdullahi Umar (Executive Director, Technical Services). Others are Doris Uboh (Executive Director, Rural Electrification Fund, REF) and Olufemi Akinyelure (Head of Project Management Unit, Nigeria Electrification Project)
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
