The Federal Government has relieved the Managing Director of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Mr. Olubunmi Peters, of his job with immediate effect.
Government also said it had approved the removal of the executive directors of the agency in a major shake-up said to be in line with the desire to reposition the organisation in view of its critical role in the administration's infrastructural development programme.
A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Minister of Works, Housing and Urban Development, Mr. Lawrence Ojabor said President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua had approved the appointment of Mr. Kabir Abdullahi as the new Managing Director of FERMA.
The statement gave names and portfolios of the six new directors include, Mr. O. C. C. Ezedozie (Executive Director, Roads Maintenance and Management Services), Mr. B. Aganaba (Executive Director, Operations), Mr. Zakari Ayitogo, (Executive Director, Operations West), Mr. J. O. Popoola, (Executive Director, Engineering Services), Mr. Hafiz Ibrahim Ahmed (Executive Director, Finance and Accounts) and Mr. Wakil Adamu (Executive Director, Admin and Human Resources).
Abdullahi, an indigene of the President's home state, Katsina, takes over from the former MD, Peters, whose tenure was to end in March 2010.
Before his appointment, Abdullahi was the Executive Director, West Operation in the Agency.
According to the Federal Government, all appointments are with immediate effect, and for a four-year period in the first instance.
The statement said the changes at FERMA were part of efforts to strengthen and reposition the agency to facilitate the implementation of its infrstructural development programme.
"The appointments are aimed at repositioning and strengthening the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency in the discharge of its statutory functions to meet the expectations of government in its infrastructural development programme as encapsulated in Mr. President’s seven-point agenda", it said.
THISDAY gathered that three of the newly appointed directors, Ahmed, Adamu, Ayitogo were apparently picked from outside the agency.

http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=150171

We have eyes and we can see the northenization of the entire federal bureaucracy.

Interesting, now we will see a new FERMA frustrate and paralyse the construction works going on in Lagos State, because of the Lagos LGs. . . I have seen this movie before. . .De javu!

otokx:

We have eyes and we can see the northenization of the entire federal bureaucracy.

But what are u going to do about it - Nothing as usual - just learn to live with it - May be when u get there u can put your own people into the various positions

Engr. Peters sacked
ojigbijigbi. chei!!

Interesting! Lets see wat comes out of dis.

why is it that the govt wakes up one morning and sacks someone with no reason
what did he do/not do? Oga oo.

nues aweso:

Interesting, now we will see a new FERMA frustrate and paralyse the construction works going on in Lagos State, because of the Lagos LGs. . . I have seen this movie before. . .De javu!

'tis a remake and promises to make the previous movies seem like child's play.

It seems like the North are replacing everyone with Northerners oh, cheiiiiiiiiii.
Something has to be done about this and fast too

""The appointments are aimed at repositioning and strengthening the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency in the discharge of its statutory functions to meet the expectations of government in its infrastructural development programme as encapsulated in Mr. President’s seven-point agenda", it said.""


A Blatant lie this appointment was actually done to put more northerners to key positions in Nigeria.

FERMA,NNPC,CBN,DEFENCE,WORKS,   etc ARE YOU LISTENING Pls we need more names

ideas78:

""The appointments are aimed at repositioning and strengthening the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency in the discharge of its statutory functions to meet the expectations of government in its infrastructural development programme as encapsulated in Mr. President’s seven-point agenda", it said.""


A Blatant lie this appointment was actually done to put more northerners to key positions in Nigeria.

FERMA,NNPC,CBN,DEFENCE,WORKS,   etc ARE YOU LISTENING Pls we need more names

and once u have dominance on economics(CBN) and force, and NNPC, what else is left.
I guess now we are seeing his 7-point agenda of repositioning.

*_yawns*

9japroblems Northerners r so senseless

nethacker:

Northerners r so senseless

You think so?. how come they keep shoving us aside from key positions and we can't do much about it?

Well to me , Yar Dua is a living harmless and non active ghost i dont expect anything from him cos there is no govt as far as am concern right now in nigeria, same thing will happen if he still rigs his way into 20011 again. in short i have just told myself that after all his delay and ransome thatt he has trapped d country down all this while, we will begin to pray to God for a govt in nigeria.
Let him do whatever he feels like.

There is a saying that Southerners are individually wise and collectively foolish whilst Northerners are individually foolish and collectively wise. The Northernisation of Nigeria continues, thanks to OBJ who appointed a man who has never lived outside of the confines of the upper North.

9japroblems   Northerners r so senseless   [quote][/quote]

Infact,i dont know who the senseless one is right now,Is it the northerner that has actually taken as the most stupid humans on earth with all these their actions or the southerners that have allow themselves to be subject of slavery to tribe that is known to be naturally stupid and dumb.who is the senseless?

Ibime:

There is a saying that Southerners are individually wise and collectively foolish whilst Northerners are individually foolish and collectively wise. The Northernisation of Nigeria continues, thanks to OBJ who appointed a man who has never lived outside of the confines of the upper North.

assisted by a man from your own tribe. Does that also annoy you? Or you feel one of the militants would have been better suited for VP? eg Tompolo or the Alhaji.

tpia.:

assisted by a man from your own tribe. Does that also annoy you? Or you feel one of the militants would have been better suited for VP? eg Tompolo or the Alhaji.

I no fit laff

They deserve it. Look at d state of Nigerian roads,its a sham!wat did they 2maintain d roads? Instead they leave it til it gets totally unmotorable nd wen asked 2comment on d state of apapa-oshodi exp 4e.g, they said 'Nigerians sud be careful', God punish al of dem 4puttin us tru dis stress nd agony, Wen half of d labour time is spent in traffic how can we possibly move 4ward?

"We Get the Leaders We Deserve"

Do you blame YOUR ADUA it was abachajo's prayer that he got somebody like YOUR ADUA, what else does a Fulani man knows how to do than to employ his own people and make sure they occupy all the position and steal all the money, unless you people forget so soon, Shagari, Buhari were all Fulanis and that blood has been pasted on the door post of the Hausa too. I am not surprised by this debelofment

huuh! not again. . . .

dem comot person wey wan die put person wey wan die. . . . .

omar22:

"We Get the Leaders We Deserve"

U have a point.

nethacker:

9japroblems Northerners r so senseless

And you think you think you made a post right? Am not a northerner but i think you are the senseless one here.

actually meant:

dem comot person wey wan die put person wey don die   .   .   .   .

but these new guys, are they really going to perform? from the days of Seye Ogunlewe till date, the state of the roads have been deteriorating at an exponential rate.

watching & waiting is the word. . . .

are you guys mad the replacement is a northerner or that he isn't qualified?

Mr. Olubunmi Peters, was not doing jack - loot at the present Apapa oshodi and benin ore roads so he deserves a sack- If a Northern man will do the business why not

Look folks, we need somebody who is qualified and can get the job done regardless of tribe. what we need to ask is what is his track record in his home state. Then, we can start/stop the roforofo.
Long live Nigeria