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The shake up followed an alleged memo by the minister for the suspension of Hadiza Bala Usman who this platform learnt was lobbying for second tenure behind the back of the supervising Minister of the Agency.

Meanwhile, President Muhammed Buhari has approved the appointment of Mohammed Koko as the acting Managing Director of NPA, to replace Hadiza Bala Usman. Until his new post, Koko held fort as Director of Finance in the organisation.

Aso Rock sources informed Us that her suspension was approved by the President following the recommendation of Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation.

However, sources in government disclosed that she might have lost out over her second term ambition that she bulldozed through in a clandestine manner inimical to due process.

They pointed out that although Hadiza secured her first tenure appointment in July 2016, she got close confidants of Buhari, including the Chief of Staff, to pressure him into rolling her over for a second term, which he did in January 2021, six whole months before her first term lapsed.

When Amaechi got wind of this clandestine move, he drew the President’s attention to this anomaly, additionally pointing out that he, as Hadiza’s supervising Minister, never recommended her for tenure elongation.

Moreover, the Minister ordered a probe into her administration at NPA, which made astounding discoveries of fraud and financial misappropriation directly indicting her office.

Moreover, her style of running NPA affairs dripped with insubordination as she essentially shielded its affairs from the supervising Ministry of Transportation.

An independent probe ordered by the President confirmed all the allegations.

Embarrassed at this development, the President promised to redress the situation.

Coincidentally, a formal letter had not been issued for her second tenure expected to commence in July 2021.

From that point on, serving her the Red Card was a matter of time and it happened on Thursday.

Not only did she fail to get the second tenure she lobbied so hard for, technically, she did not even finish her first tenure, officially lapsing in July 2021.

A former Chief of Staff to Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna her home state (2015), Hadiza had been a key figure in the Bring-Back-Our-Girls Movement and was first appointed NPA Managing Director in 2016.

She is also a founding member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The Presidency is planning to extend the stay of President Muhamadu Buhari who has been in the United Kingdom since March 30 on a routine medical check-up, as protests continue at the Nigerian Mission House in London.

SaharaReporters learnt that although Buhari failed to hand over to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the Vice President has been told to keep himself in acting capacity, as the extension is being worked out.

While not giving a particular date, Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, had said that the President would be back in the second week of April 2021.

Buhari had spent over 193 days on medical leave in the United Kingdom since he assumed office in 2015.

The president’s trips have attracted a lot of backlash on social media as the announcement of his ongoing trip came around the time the National Association of Resident Doctors announced that its members would be going on strike over government’s failure to meet its demands, including non-payment of allowances.

As at the April 1 had examined a timeline of the president’s trips abroad for medical treatment since he assumed office on May 29, 2015.

February 5, 2016 to February 10, 2016: Buhari took a six-day vacation in the United Kingdom, saying that his doctors lived in England.
June 6 to June 19, 2016: Buhari spent nearly two weeks in Britain where he had treatment for an ear infection and a holiday.

He reportedly flew to London on June 6 to see an ear, nose and throat specialist after two doctors in Nigeria recommended further evaluation “as a precaution,” his team said.

He extended his trip by three days to rest.

January 19 to March 10, 2017: Buhari went to London again on a medical vacation on January 19. He wrote the National Assembly on February 5 seeking extension of his London medical leave. The president didn’t return until March 10 but didn’t resume work immediately at Aso Villa. The Presidency said “he’s working from home.” Buhari spent a total of 51 days outside the country.
May 7, 2017: Buhari embarked on a trip to London for another medical vacation. He returned after 104 days on August 19 but could not resume work because rats had reportedly damaged furniture in his office.

The Presidency announced he would be working from home.

May 8, 2018: Buhari went to London for a four-day “medical review.” The president returned on May 11, 2018.
April 25 to May 5, 2019: The president again embarked on a 10-day private visit to the United Kingdom.
March 30: The president embarked on another trip for a routine medical check-up in London.

For the current trip, he has already spent ten days away, with a few more days to go.

In 2019, the president embarked on a 10-day private trip to the UK suspected to be for medical reasons.

In 2020, the president could not make his trip due to the coronavirus pandemic which caused a halt in flight operations.

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The Nigeria Port Authority MD and CEO, Hadiza Bala Usman has been sacked, all thanks to the Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi.

The shake up followed an alleged memo by the minister for the suspension of Hadiza Bala Usman who this platform learnt was lobbying for second tenure behind the back of the supervising Minister of the Agency.

No note to the Senate as Buhari plans extension of his medical stay in UK

The Presidency is planning to extend the stay of President Muhamadu Buhari who has been in the United Kingdom since March 30 on a routine medical check-up, as protests continue at the Nigerian Mission House in London.