President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly approved the immediate sacking of Mohammed Fadah as the director-general of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC
Fadah was sacked on Thursday barely six months after his appointment.
While no official statement has been released with regards to Fadah’s sack, sources within the presidency suggest that the decision was driven by concerns over “incompetence”.
He was appointed in May 2022 and became the 19th person to become NYSC DG.
Fadah’s plans for the program at the time of his appointment included “improvement of security and welfare of corps members; enhancement of staff welfare; and improving the gains of NYSC ventures”.
He also listed “sustaining the digitisation of the operations of the scheme; and deepening NYSC’s impact on rural development through community development service”.
Following his removal, Fadah was asked to hand over to the most senior official within the NYSC to act as acting NYSC DG pending a new announcement.
