Jonathan sacks PEF, NCMDB Fund boss, appoints replacement

President Goodluck Jonathan continued his last gale of appointment and sack of public office holders on Tuesday with the removal from office of the executive secretaries of Petroleum Equalisation Fund, PEF and the Nigeria Content Management Development Board, NCMDB.

The presidency announced the appointment of Asabe Asmau Ahmed as the new Executive Secretary of PEF.

The new appointee, who is currently the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, takes over from Sharon Adefunke Kasali who has been Executive Secretary of PEF since 2007.

Buhari appoints Tunde Bakare to head Transition Committee

The President-Elect, General Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the General Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare to head his transition committee.

The Bakare-led transition committee is expected to work with a similar committee appointed by the out-going president Goodluck Jonathan.