In a shocking turn of events, President Bola Tinubu sacked the newly-appointed Project Coordinator of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), Dr. Olufemi Adekanmbi, on Monday.
The President also reinstated Professor Nenibarini Zabbey whom he had sacked and replaced with Adekanmbi.
News About Nigeria reports that this development is coming after President Tinubu approved the appointment of Adekanmbi, who is a former Commissioner for Special Duties, Culture, and Tourism in Ondo State, as the new Project Coordinator for HYPREP on Saturday.
Zabbey’s reinstatement was made known in a statement released by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, which is titled ‘President Tinubu reinstates professor Nenibarini Zabbey, as HYREP coordinator.’
In the statement, Ngelale explained the reason for the reversal to be that after reviewing Zabbey’s performance in the last one year of working as the HYPREP’s project coordinator, it was discovered that he was still capable of discharging his assignment.
In the statement, Ngelale notes that President Tinubu “reached the decision following a performance review of the HYPREP Project Coordinator and concluded that the Project Coordinator is fit to discharge his functions by the regulations guiding the execution of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project.”
He further noted that Zabbey’s reinstatement begins with immediate effect while Adekanmbi will also vacate the position immediately.
“By the directive of the President, the reinstatement of the HYPREP Project Coordinator takes immediate effect,” the statement reads.
Recall that, Zabbey was first appointed HYPREP Coordinator in May 2023 by the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, succeeding Dr. Giadom Dumbari.
