President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday evening fired the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alexander Ayoola Okoh and the EVC/CEO, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Mr. Babatunde Irukera.
A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale indicated that the president’s action was informed by “plans to restructure and reposition critical agencies of the Federal Government towards protecting the rights of Nigerian consumers and providing a strong basis for enhanced contributions to the nation’s economy by key growth-enabling institutions.”
The full statement reads:
PRESIDENT TINUBU DISMISSES TWO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
In conformity with plans to restructure and reposition critical agencies of the Federal Government towards protecting the rights of Nigerian consumers and providing a strong basis for enhanced contributions to the nation’s economy by key growth-enabling institutions, President Bola Tinubu has dismissed the following Chief Executive Officers:
(1) Mr. Babatunde Irukera — EVC/CEO, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC)
(2) Mr. Alexander Ayoola Okoh — Director-General/CEO, Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE)
The two dismissed Chief Executives are directed to hand over to the next most senior officer in their respective agencies, pending the appointment of new Chief Executive Officers.
By this directive of the President, their removal from office takes immediate effect.
Chief Ajuri Ngelale
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
January 8, 2024
