President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mustapha Maihaja.
This was announced in a statement issued by Willie Bassey, the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
President Muhammadu Buhari, according to the statement, has also approved the appointment of AVM Muhammadu Alhaji Muhammed (Rtd.) as the new Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).
The statement said the appointment took effect from Thursday, April 30, 2020, for an initial period of four years in accordance with Section 3 of the National Emergency Management Agency Act.
It added that;
The erstwhile Director General, Engr. Mustapha Y. Maihaja, has been directed to handover all official matters to AVM Muhammadu Alhaji Muhammed (Rtd.) immediately.
The President thanked the out-gone Director-General for his services and charged the new appointee to serve with diligence and commitment.
AVM Muhammadu Alhaji Muhammed (Rtd.) is a retired air vice marshal.
Though no reason for the sack of Maihaja was stated, it would be recalled that in 2018, He was accused by a house of representatives committee of allegedly misusing the sum of N1.6 billion meant for the purchase of relief materials.
The money, released to NEMA by the federal government in July 2017, was for intervention purposes for flood victims in 16 states.
The panel said Maihaja awarded contracts to some unqualified companies, an allegation he denied.
