FG Dismisses NTDC DG, Sally Mbanefo from Office

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Wednesday, November 30th, 2016

BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director General (DG) of the Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), Mrs. Sally Mbanefo has been removed from the office.

Mbanefo’s sack was contained in a letter dated Sunday, November 27, 2016; signed by the Secretary to Federal Government (SFG), Mr. Babachir David Lawal and titled “Notification of de-secondment from the Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation NTDC”.

“I refer to the attached letter, Ref. No. SGF.6/S.23/1/568 of 8th October 2013 in respect of your secondment from the Keystone Bank Limited to serve as Executive Director/ Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation( NTDC) for a period of two years with effect from 6th May 2013.

“You may note from the foregoing that the period of your secondment at the corporation had since lapsed on 5th May 2016.

‘’Consequently, you are to handover the affairs of the corporation to the most senior officer on or before Wednesday, 30th November, 2016’’ read, the SGF’s letter read.

The sacked DG was appointed by the immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan in May 2013.