President Muhammadu Buhari Sacks NYSC DG

President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier-General Mohammed Fadah.

When the NYSC spokesman, Eddy Megwa was contacted, he simply asked newsmen to wait for an official statement that would be issued on Friday but other credible news media quoted sources saying the president’s decision was taken on Thursday.

Fadah’s removal is coming only six months after his appointment as NYSC boss in May 2022, as his plans for the NYSC at the time of his appointment included “improvement of security and welfare of corps members; enhancement of staff welfare; and improving the gains of NYSC ventures”.

Other areas in his plans are “sustaining the digitization of the operations of the scheme, and deepening NYSC’s impact on rural development through community development service”.

Fadah was asked to hand over to the most senior official in the NYSC, as the official who takes over from him will act as DG pending the announcement of a new appointment.