The Presidency on Friday denied that it suspended
the Director-General of the Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation,
Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, from office.
The Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity, Dr. Rueben Abati made this clarification in Abuja, amid reports in a section of the media (not SATURDAY PUNCH) that Runsewe had been suspended by the Chairman of the NTDC board, Mr. Uche Anya.
Abati said, “If a director of any agency will be suspended or removed, the minister in charge of such a parastatal will send a memo to the President for an approval to take such a step.
“I have cross-checked from relevant desks. There is no such directive from the Presidency for the suspension of the NTDC DG.
On why Anya allegedly unilaterally suspended Runsewe, Abati said it was “unusual.”
According to a letter dated August 11, 2011 and signed by the board chairman, Runsewe was suspended for failing to implement the board’s decisions and resolutions.
The letter reads, “Following your wilful refusal to implement decisions and resolutions made by the Governing Board of the NTDC at its duty board constituted meeting of August 4, 2010, the board hereby suspends you from office forthwith, pending the completion of investigation by the appropriate authority over your several acts of indiscipline, gross misconduct and contemptuous disregard for resolutions duly endorsed to you; and flagrant violation of the law setting up NTDC.”
SATURDAY PUNCH gathered that there was no board meeting where a decision was taken to suspend Runsewe.
By Agency Reporter Courtesy Of: Punch
The Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity, Dr. Rueben Abati made this clarification in Abuja, amid reports in a section of the media (not SATURDAY PUNCH) that Runsewe had been suspended by the Chairman of the NTDC board, Mr. Uche Anya.
Abati said, “If a director of any agency will be suspended or removed, the minister in charge of such a parastatal will send a memo to the President for an approval to take such a step.
“I have cross-checked from relevant desks. There is no such directive from the Presidency for the suspension of the NTDC DG.
On why Anya allegedly unilaterally suspended Runsewe, Abati said it was “unusual.”
According to a letter dated August 11, 2011 and signed by the board chairman, Runsewe was suspended for failing to implement the board’s decisions and resolutions.
The letter reads, “Following your wilful refusal to implement decisions and resolutions made by the Governing Board of the NTDC at its duty board constituted meeting of August 4, 2010, the board hereby suspends you from office forthwith, pending the completion of investigation by the appropriate authority over your several acts of indiscipline, gross misconduct and contemptuous disregard for resolutions duly endorsed to you; and flagrant violation of the law setting up NTDC.”
SATURDAY PUNCH gathered that there was no board meeting where a decision was taken to suspend Runsewe.
By Agency Reporter Courtesy Of: Punch
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