President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked Martin Luther Agwai as the Chairman of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme and named Ishaya Dare Akau as the new chairman.
In a statement released on Tuesday, March 10, by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, the President attributed Agwai’s sack to the continuation of his efforts to continuously reposition Federal Government’s agencies for optimal delivery.
“In furtherance of his efforts to continuously re-energise and reposition agencies of the Federal Government for optimal service delivery, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has appointed Ishaya Dare Akau as the new Chairman of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme. Akau, whose appointment takes immediate effect, replaces Gen. Martin Luther Agwai (rtd.), who served as Chairman of the SURE-P until today.”
“The new SURE-P Chairman hails from Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State and holds Bachelors’ Degrees in Arts and Law. Akau comes to the job with years of experience as a high-level administrator in the nation’s public service.”
“His record of service includes tenures as Chairman of the Kaduna State Universal Education Board and Chairman of the National Assembly Service Commission. President Jonathan thanks the outgoing Chairman of SURE-P, Agwai, for his service to the nation and wishes him well in his future endeavours,” the statement said.