President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Prof. Mohammed Haruna, to immediately hand over his office to the next most senior officer in the establishment.
The development followed the discovery that the presidency may have committed a blunder extending his tenure for another two years after completing the mandatory 10 years of two tenures of five years each.
Some analysts have expressed reservations over, what they regard as an ’embarrassment,’ as they claim that with records of government appointees available to the supervisory ministry and the presidency, it should have been avoided.
Others say, it is an avoidable embarrassment and the prople responsible for this either at the presidency or ministry should be punished.
“It should not be an order of immediate Handover alone, but those responsible should be identified and punished,” says an analyst who pleaded anonymity.
However, the Office of the Secretary of the Government of the Federation disclosed government’s action in a statement Tuesday by its Director, Information, Willie Bassey.
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According to Bassey, this follows the reversal of the extension in office granted by the President from April 2, 2023 to April 2, 2025 due to the fact that the EVC had completed two tenures of five years each in the organisation.“The President appreciates the contributions of Professor Haruna in the development of the engineering infrastructure sub-sector of the economy, and wishes him success in his future endeavours,” the statement added.
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According to Bassey, this follows the reversal of the extension in office granted by the President from April 2, 2023 to April 2, 2025 due to the fact that the EVC had completed two tenures of five years each in the organisation.“The President appreciates the contributions of Professor Haruna in the development of the engineering infrastructure sub-sector of the economy, and wishes him success in his future endeavours,” the statement added.
