{"id":122103,"date":"2025-09-09T09:49:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T08:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=122103"},"modified":"2025-09-09T09:49:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T08:49:43","slug":"tinubu-sacks-shettimas-aide-umunubo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/tinubu-sacks-shettimas-aide-umunubo\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu sacks Shettima&#8217;s aide, Umunubo,\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Myke Agunwa, Abuja<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Bola Tinubu on Monday sacked his Special Assistant (SA) on Digital and Creative Economy (Office of the Vice President), Fegho John Umunubo.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Though the reasons for his dismissal is unknown, a statement by Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director of Information and Public Relations State House, said that the sack is with immediate effect and warned the public not to transact any business with him on behalf of the Tinubu-led government.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The statement read: \u201cStakeholders and constituents of the digital and creative economy, at home and abroad, as well as the general public are hereby notified that Fegho John Umunubo, who hitherto had served as the Special Assistant to the President on Digital and Creative Economy (Office of the Vice President), has been disengaged with immediate effect.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cKindly note that he no longer represents this administration in any capacity.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cHenceforth, anyone who interfaces with him in the name of President Tinubu\u2019s administration does so at his or her own risk.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe urge all stakeholders and constituents of the digital and creative economy to be so guided.\u201d<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Myke Agunwa, Abuja President Bola Tinubu on Monday sacked his Special Assistant (SA) on Digital and Creative Economy (Office of the Vice President), Fegho John Umunubo. 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