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In one fell swoop, Wike sacks 21 heads of FCT agencies, parastatals

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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Nyesom Wike, has again wielded the big stick and this time around he has sacked heads of 21 parastatals, agencies, and government companies of the FCT administration.
 Wike directed the sacked officials to hand over the affairs of their offices to the most senior officers in their organizations.
The Director of Press in the ministry, Mr Anthony Ogunleye, announced the mass sack in a statement, a copy of which was obtained by Persecondnews.
The affected heads of the agencies are as follow:
1. Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Abuja Investment Company Ltd

2. CEO/Managing Director (MD), Abuja Markets Management Ltd

3. MD/CEO, Abuja Urban Mass Transport Company

4. CEO/MD, Abuja Property Development Company

5. CEO/MD, Abuja Technology Village Free Trade Zone Company

6. CEO/MD, Abuja Film Village International

7. CEO/MD, Powernoth AICL Equipment Leasing Company Ltd

8. MD, Abuja Broadcasting Corporation

9. MD, Abuja Enterprise Agency

10. General Manager, FCT Water Board

11. Director-General (DG), FCT Emergency Management Agency

12. Executive Secretary, FCT Primary Healthcare Board

13. DG, Hospital Management Board

14. Director, Abuja Environmental Protection Board

15. Director, FCT Scholarship Board

16. Director, FCT Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board

17. Director, Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board

18. Coordinator, Abuja Infrastructure Investment Center

19. Director, FCT Health Insurance Scheme

20. Coordinator, Satellite Towns Development Department

21. Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council

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