Tinubu's Reaction To The REA Embezzlement Scandal Of N1.2 Billion.

 In response to N1.2 billion in fraudulent embezzlement during the previous two years, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended three executive directors and the managing director of the Rural Electrification Agency, REA Ahmad Salihijo Ahmed.

In a statement released on Thursday, Ajuri Ngelale, the President's Special Advisor on Media and Publicity, revealed this.

The three other directors who are impacted are Sa'adatu Balgore, the executive director of the Rural Electrification Fund, REF; Barka Sajou, the executive director of Technical Services; and Olaniyi Alaba Netufo, the executive director of Corporate Services.

The President mandated a more comprehensive inquiry into the actions of the aforementioned officials. As a result, Tinubu also declared the following about their replacement:

Ambo Abubakar Aliyu, the managing director,

Executive Director of Corporate Services Ayoade Gboyega

Executive Director of Technical Services, Umar Abdullahi Umar

Executive Director of the Rural Electrification Fund (REF), Doris Uboh

Head of the Project Management Unit for the Nigerian Electrification Project is Olufemi Akinyelure.