Buhari dissolves board of parastatals, agencies and institutions

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday approved the dissolution of the Governing Boards of federal parastatals, agencies and institutions.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.

Until the reconstitution of the boards, the statement said, the chief executive officers of the affected parastatals, agencies and institutions are to refer all matters requiring the attention of their boards to the President, through the Permanent Secretaries of their supervising ministries.

It also said that the dissolution does not affect Federal Executive Bodies listed in the 1999 Constitution.

The dissolution, it said, covers administrative or technical committees and other similar organs established by the now dissolved boards.

Also yesterday, the President terminated the appointment of Mr. Patrick Ziakede Akpobolokemi as the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).

No reason was given for Mr. Akpobolokemi’s sack.

But a statement signed by Mr. Adesina said that the termination takes immediate effect.

According to the statement, Akpobolokemi has been directed to hand over the management of NIMASA and all government property in his possession to the most senior officer in the agency.

The officer will remain in charge pending the appointment of Akpobolokemi’s replacement.

The former NIMASA chief was reappointed for another four-year after the expiration of his first mandate in October 2014 by former President Goodluck Jonathan.