Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier-General Mohammed Fadah has been sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday and ordered his immediate replacement.
Speaking with TheCable on Thursday, sources said the President sacked Fadah over alleged incompetence and lack of capacity to hold the position.
The sources said President Buhari took the decision on Thursday after presiding over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Fadah’s removal comes 6 months after his appointment as the NYSC DG in May 2022.
Reports say he has been directed to hand over to the most senior official within the NYSC.
The senior official who takes over from Fadah is expected to act as DG of the corps pending the announcement of a substantive replacement.
In May, the embattled DG listed his plans for the NYSC at the time of his appointment. The plans included “improvement of security and welfare of corps members; enhancement of staff welfare; improving the gains of NYSC ventures; sustaining the digitisation of the operations of the scheme, and deepening NYSC’s impact on rural development through community development service.”