President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Director-General, National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Dr Nasiru Mohammed Ladan Argungu.
Dr Argungu was relieved of his post in a memo issued last week Friday, December 4, 2020, taking effect from Monday, December 7.
According to a statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, President Buhari has also led the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Barr Festus Keyamo (SAN), to appoint an Acting Director-General from the senior Managers of the bureau to substitute Argungu in the meantime.
“President Muhammadu Buhari has relieved Dr. Nasiru Mohammed Ladan Argungu in the position of this Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment. The directive that was awarded on Friday, the 4th of December, 2020, will be to be effective from Monday, December 7th, 2020.
“Meanwhile, the Supervising Minister of this Agency, the Hon Minister of State, Labour and Employment, was led to nominate an Acting DG from one of the very Senior Directors according to competencies and seniority to take over from Dr. Argungu until a substantive holder of the post is appointed by Mr. President” the statement said.
