{"id":2567,"date":"2016-01-21T06:49:21","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T05:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.faithirabor.com\/?p=2567"},"modified":"2016-01-21T06:52:12","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T05:52:12","slug":"nigeria-ministers-it-agency-boss-over-misconduct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faithirabor.com\/?p=2567","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria Minister Of Communication Suspends IT Agency Boss Over Misconduct"},"content":{"rendered":"<nav id=\"rocnav_menu_nav\" class=\"menu main\">\n<div class=\"top-bar-section rocnav_menu-wrap\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"site-main main-container\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area wpbcol-16\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"site-content\">\n<div class=\"clear author-blog-con dfgd\">\n<article id=\"post-197100\" class=\"post-197100 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-headlines tag-adebayo-shittu tag-national-information-technology-development-agency tag-news tag-nigerian-news tag-nitda\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-860x800 size-860x800 wp-post-image\" src=\"http:\/\/media.premiumtimesng.com\/wp-content\/files\/2016\/01\/500x300xadebayo-shittu-minister.jpg.pagespeed.ic.8TsCXzXReH.webp\" alt=\"Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications\nPHOTO: Techpoint\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has suspended the director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, Peter Jack, for \u201cmisconduct unbecoming of a public officer of his cadre\u201d.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"top-middle-outer\">\n<div class=\"entry-content manoj single-add-content\">Mr. Jack\u2019s suspension, which takes effect from January 20, 2016, was contained in a statement by the Special Assistant on Media to Mr. Shittu, Victor Oluwadamilare, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe indefinite suspension became imperative on the strength of deluge of petitions regarding several alleged wrong-doings in NITDA and subsequent preliminary findings of an investigative committee set up by the Ministry,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, some of the infractions identified by the investigative committee made up of three senior officials of the ministry, included illegal recruitment of additional staff totalling 245 within a spate of seven months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs at 29th May, 2015, NITDA only had a staff complement of 74.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut from May, 2015 to 31st December, 2015, additional 245 staff were employed in questionable circumstances, despite clear instruction from the ministry directing suspension of employment in the agency,\u201d quoting from the committee\u2019s report, the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The committee also said allegations of financial misdemeanour against Mr. Jack would require a more detailed professional auditing of NITDA\u2019s finances.\u00a0Meanwhile, Vincent Olatunji has been named acting DG NITDA.\u00a0Mr. Olatunji, until this appointment, was the director of Corporate Strategy and Research in the agency<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>\u00a0 The Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has suspended the director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, Peter Jack, for \u201cmisconduct unbecoming of a public officer of his cadre\u201d. 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