The presidency has clarified the circumstances surrounding the removal of the heads of Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Alexander Okoh and Irukera.
Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale had in a statement, said both men had been dismissed.
However, on Tuesday, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President Bayo Onanuga , said their exit was not a dismissal, but that they were relieved of their duties.
Onanuga, in a statement on X, formerly called Twitter, said Tinubu’s directive was to relieve them as the president scouts for their successors.
“I have followed the concerns in the media on the report that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu dismissed Babatunde Irukera EVC/CEO, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) and Alexander Ayoola Okoh — Director-General/CEO, Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE),” he wrote.
“The President’s directive did not intend a dismissal . The two men who have served our country were relieved of their duties by the President, as he scouts for their successors.
“The connotations implied in using the word dismissal were clearly not intended in the statement issued.”
