Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu, has discountenanced the purported suspension of the Managing Director of the Cross River Basin Development Authority by the agency’s Governing Board, saying it is illegal, null and void.
Stating this in a statement in Abuja, Monday, August 17, Adamu said, in the first place, the Board of the agency does not have the authority to suspend a duly appointed Managing Director of a River Basin Development Authority, stressing, “for the avoidance of doubt, the recent circular on the appointment and disengagement of Heads of Government parastatals from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation is very instructive.
Adamu said, “In view of the foregoing, all media reports on the purported suspension of the Managing Director of Cross River Basin Development Authority should be disregarded as it is not based on due process as stipulated by extant rules of Public Service of the Federation.
“Following the media reports on the purported suspension of the Managing Director of Cross River Basin Development Authority by the Governing Board of the Cross River Basin Development Authority, it has become pertinent to inform the general public that the suspension notice is unauthorized and should be disregarded.”
- Pix: Water Resources Minister, Engr. Suleiman H. Adamu