{"id":41185,"date":"2015-08-13T16:22:42","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T15:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=41185"},"modified":"2015-08-13T17:20:10","modified_gmt":"2015-08-13T16:20:10","slug":"buhari-sacks-npa-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/buhari-sacks-npa-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"Buhari sacks NPA Boss"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1439473703216_12103\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1439473703216_12109\">President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Alhaji Sanusi Ado Bayero.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1439473703216_12102\">The termination of Alhaji Bayero\u2019s appointment is with immediate effect, a statement by Femi Adesina, the President\u2019s spokesman said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1439473703216_12127\">\u201cHe is to hand over the management of the NPA and all government property in his possession to Mr. Habibu Abdullahi who has been reinstated as Managing Director of the NPA by President Buhari.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1439473703216_12128\">\u201cPresident Buhari wishes Alhaji Bayero well in his future endeavours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1439473703216_12129\">The statement was silent on why Bayero, who was appointed by President Goodluck on April 30, 2015, barely a month before he left office, was fired.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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>President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Alhaji Sanusi Ado Bayero. 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