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Tinubu Sacks BPP DG, Names Gbeleyi As Replacement

BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja
    Mr. Ayodeji Gbeleyi 

President Bola Tinubu has sacked the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) Mamman Ahmadu. 

Tinubu had on Saturday directed Ahmadu to resign and hand over to the most senior officer in the Bureau. 

News Rider reports that the sack was linked to a larger reorganisation effort in the public procurement system and to reposition the agency for greater efficiency and transparency.

Following the directive, Tinubu named a renowned financial expert, Mr. Ayodeji Gbeleyi as the new Director-General of BPP. 

Before his appointment, the certified accountant had served as Chairman of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) and Lagos Commissioner of Finance.

The removal of Ahmadu and appointment of Gbeleyi were announced in separate statements on Saturday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.

Gbeleyi has over 30 years of experience in diverse sectors such as manufacturing, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), investment & commercial banking, project finance, telecommunications, infrastructure, and public administration. 

The statement reads: "Mr. Gbeleyi is a renowned financial expert and award -winning chartered accountant. He is a fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN). 

“He is also an alumnus of executive programmes of the prestigious London Business School, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and Lagos Business School.

“He has over 30 years of post-qualification experience in diverse sectors, including manufacturing, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), investment & commercial banking, project finance, telecommunications, infrastructure, and public administration. 

“He was the board Chairman of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) and Commissioner of Finance in Lagos State from 2013 to 2015.

“The President expects the new Director-General to bring his vast experience and competence to bear in this role to strengthen the agency as the national resource centre for capacity building and sustenance of reforms through the promotion of a competitive private sector-driven economy, ensuring social accountability and efficient deployment of public resources, as well as advancing effective corporate governance and fiduciary discipline in the public and private sectors."

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