Buhari sacks NEMA DG, names replacement

The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mustapha Maihaja has been sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Consequently, the President appointed Air Vice Marshal Muhammadu Alhaji Muhammed (retd) as his replacement.

The development is contained in a statement from the office of the Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha.

According to the statement, the appointment of Muhammed as the NEMA boss was implemented on Thursday, April 30th, for an initial period of four years in accordance with Section 3 of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Act.

The statement said that “the erstwhile Director General, Mustapha Y. Maihaja, has been directed to hand over all official matters to AVM Muhammadu Alhaji Muhammed immediately. The President thanked the outgoing Director-General for his services and charged the new appointee to serve with diligence and commitment.”

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Maihaja became NEMA DG in March 2017, after Buhari terminated the appointment of Alhaji Muhammed Sani-Sidi as the agency’s chief.

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