Tinubu directs DG BPP to resign, appoints new DG BPE

President Bola Tinubu has directed the resignation of Mr. Mamman Ahmadu from office as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP.

A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, says this is part of a larger re-organisation effort in the public procurement system to reposition the agency for greater efficiency and transparency.

It says the Director-General has been directed to hand over to the most senior officer in the Bureau, pending the appointment of a new Director-General.

According to the statement, the President thanks Mr. Ahmadu for his services and wishes him success in his future endeavours.

Meanwhile president Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Ayodeji Ariyo Gbeleyi as the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE.

A statement says Mr. Gbeleyi is a renown financial expert and award-winning chartered accountant.

It says he is a fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, CITN.

Mr. Gbeleyi 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.

The new appointee 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 strengthening the agency.