President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked Prof. Charles Dokubo as the Coordinator, Amnesty Programme.
Prof. Dokubo has been on suspension since February over fraud allegations.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, announced Dokubo’s suspension on Thursday in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja.
The statement also disclosed that Buhari has approved the appointment of Col. Milland Dikio (rtd.), as the interim administrator of the programme.
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The statement titled, ‘President Buhari appoints Col. Dikio rtd., Interim Amnesty Programme administrator, disengages Prof. Dokubo as coordinator,’ read, “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Col. Milland Dikio (retd.) as Interim Administrator (Amnesty Programme) with effect from August 21, 2020.
“This followed the President’s approval of the disengagement of Prof. Charles Dokubo from office as the Coordinator, Amnesty Programme with immediate effect.
“Prof. Dokubo has been directed to hand over all official matters to the most senior officer of the Programme.
“President Buhari appreciated the services of Prof. Dokubo to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and wished him the best in his future endeavours.”
