President Goodluck Jonathan
has fired Martin-Luther Agwai
as the head of his government’s
intervention unit, SURE-P.
Mr. Agwai is a respected former
Defence Chief, who led United
Nation missions in Sudan,
amidst other career runs.
Mr. Agwai was appointed by Mr.
Jonathan to head SURE-P, a
department created by the
government to deploy saved
fuel subsidy money for the
provision of critical
infrastructure and jobs.
In a statement Tuesday,
presidential spokesperson,
Reuben Abati, named Ishaya
Dare Akau as the new head of
SURE-P, Subsidy Reinvestment
and Empowerment Programme.
The new SURE-P Chairman hails
from Jema’a Local Government
Area of Kaduna State and holds
Bachelors’ Degrees in the Arts
and Law.
Mr. Akau comes to the job with
years of experience as a high-
level administrator in the
nation’s public service. His
record of service includes
tenures as Chairman of the
Kaduna State Universal
Education Board and Chairman
of the National Assembly Service
Commission.
The presidency did not give any
reason for Mr. Agwai’s removal,
beyond saying it was “in
furtherance of his efforts to
continuously re-energize and
reposition agencies of the
Federal Government for optimal
service delivery”.
But PREMIUM TIMES
understands reliably that Mr.
Agwai was fired for flouting a
presidential instruction that no
government official or member
of the ruling Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, should
attend the birthday event of
former President Olusegun
Obasanjo, last week.
Mr. Jonathan and the former
president have been locked in a
longstanding row which has
seen Mr. Obasanjo repeatedly
criticise the president publicly.
The spat climaxed three weeks
ago when Mr. Obasanjo quit the
party and publicly tore his
membership card.
Sources within the presidency
told PREMIUM TIMES that all
government functionaries were
instructed by President
Jonathan to boycott Mr. Obasanjo’s birthday
event.
Our sources said when informed of the
president’s warning, Mr. Agwai, who
climbed to the pinnacle of his career under
the Obasanjo administration, said he will go
ahead and attend the function, more so, in
view of the president’s directive.
Our sources said for daring the president, it
was clear Mr. Agwai would be fired.
One source said it appears Mr. Agwai was
informed ahead of the announcement of his
removal Tuesday, as the former defence
chief arrived early at the SURE-P office to
pack his belongings.
Mr. Agwai himself replaced Christopher
Kolade, who was sacked after criticising the
president.
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Mr president sir,though I did not read the whole story,under the power vested on me as the chairman of the Transformation Ambassador of Nigeria Nairaland chapter,I hereby urge u to continue sacking the sackable and fire the fireable.....Nigeria MUST be transform.............................GEJ Till 2019.

Politicising everything in Niger! Na wa o

If he likes,he should fire namadi sambo and pick me as V.P, I will vote for change!

The antics of a drowning man who foolishly think everyone who has a different opinion is an enemy that must be conquered.

His days are numbered anyway. I dont know what he feels the impact of the sack of a 5star retired General who rose to the pinnacle of his career as a full fledged General will do to his overfull CV.

From Nigeria to the United Nations, Martin Luther Agwai is respected and commended.

Only mediocres and praise singers can serve under a DRUNKARD.

sack him and employ me good thing done start in my family b that

HMMMMM