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President Bola Tinubu has ordered the reinstatement of Salihu Abdullahi Dembos as Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Ayo Adewuyi as Executive Director of News, News360 Nigeria reports.

The directive was announced on Tuesday in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy.

The move restores both executives to their positions after a brief shake-up in NTA’s leadership.

It will be recalled that on August 20, Tinubu approved a round of new appointments in the NTA, naming Rotimi Pedro as Director-General and Stella Din as Executive Director of News.

Tinubu also appointed Karimah Bello as the executive director of marketing, and Sophia Mohammed was named as managing director of NTA Enterprises Limited.

Announcing the recall, Onanuga said Dembos, who was appointed in October 2023, will now return to complete his three-year tenure.

Onanuga said Adewuyi will also return as executive director of news to complete his three-year tenure.

“Dembos was appointed DG of the TV network by President Tinubu in October 2023. He will now return to complete his three-year tenure,” the statement reads.

“The President similarly directed the recall of Mr Ayo Adewuyi, the Executive Director of News, to complete his three-year tenure, which ends in 2027. Adewuyi was appointed by President Tinubu in 2024.

“The new directive effectively reversed the previously announced appointments of a director-general, executive director of news, executive director of marketing, and managing director of NTA Enterprises.”

This is not the first time that the Tinubu-led administration will reverse itself on appointments.

In August, Tinubu relieved Muheeba Dankaka of her role as executive chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), hours after her reappointment for a second five-year term was announced by the presidency.

fasho01:
What was the reason for the reversal? At least that should have been stated so we can understand the rationale behind it

fasho01:
What was the reason for the reversal? At least that should have been stated so we can understand the rationale behind it

crazygod:
NTA still exists?
This are some of the parastatals wasting tax payers money.

Layi4real:
Even if they tell you. una still not gonna bliv am. Nd not everything dem go dey explain for una

fasho01:
What was the reason for the reversal? At least that should have been stated so we can understand the rationale behind it

MichaelTokunboh:
Chai!
I feel for Mr Rotimi Pedro & Mrs Stella Din o.
The congratulations, church thanksgiving & small party / get together to celebrate the appointments are all wasted!
Those banking on them for juicy appointment, contracts or one favour or the other are now left in the cold ❄️
Life & power are indeed transient!
Here today, gone tomorrow.

smallsmall:
Yea, you sound so believable.
But why do they keep telling us the reasons about things we did not ask them?
It just seems like after removing the guys, he was told that he had committed another "Political Suicide" for 2027, so he quickly reversed himself.
And this shows that Appointments are not based on Qualification but based on Cronyism and Patronage