BREAKING: Buhari fires NYSC DG

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate removal and redeployment of the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brigadier-General Muhammad Kukah Fadah, from office.

Fadeh was sacked six months after assuming office as the 19th Director General of the scheme.

No reason was given for his summary dismissal by the presidency.

Fadeh’s plan in the NYSC, was the “improvement of security and welfare of corps members; enhancement of staff welfare; and improving the gains of NYSC ventures

Other areas listed in his plans for the corps are “sustaining the digitisation of the operations of the scheme, and deepening NYSC’s impact on rural development through community development service

According to our source, Fadah was said to have been asked to hand over to the most senior official within the NYSC.

The senior official who takes over from Fadah is expected to act as DG of the corps pending the announcement of a new appointment.

Details later …..”