Goodluck Jonathan: President sacks NIPC boss, appoints replacement

President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Investment Promotion Council (NIPC) Saratu Umar. Jonathan sacked Umar on Monday, May 18, 2015, after staff accused her of gross incompetence.
The President also approved the appointment of Uju Hassan-Baba as the acting Executive Secretary of NIPS.
This was disclosed through a statement released on Monday by Jonathan’s media aide, Reuben Abati.
It reads:

“President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mrs. Uju Aisha Hassan-Baba, as the new Executive Secretary/Chief Executive of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC).”
“Mrs. Hassan-Baba takes over from Mrs. Saratu Altine Umar who has been relieved of her appointment as the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive of NIPC with immediate effect.”

“The new Executive Secretary/Chief Executive had served previously as Director-General, Legal Aid Council of Nigeria, Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice in Anambra State and Director, Legal Services, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment. President Jonathan thanks the out-going Executive Secretary/Chief Executive for her services and wishes her well in her future endeavours.”
The President has, in the past two months, sacked a number of officials with the most recent being the Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Equalization Fund (PEF), Sharon Adefunke Kasali.