Confirming the suspension in a statement, presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said the President also suspended three executive directors of the agency.
The statement noted that President Tinubu had ordered a wider investigation into the conduct of the officials in a fraudulent misexpenditure amounting to over one point two billion naira over the past two years.
It said following the suspension, Tinubu appointed five qualified citizens to serve in the agency’s new management team.
According to the statement, the president asked the new appointees to uphold the highest standards of transparency and accountability in the discharge of their duties.
The President also reiterated his determination to elevate the yearnings of Nigerians for good governance and qualitative service delivery above the narrow interests of individuals who are entrusted to provide critical services to the Nigerian people.
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