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JUST IN: Buhari sacks TETFund Executive Secretary, Baffa

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Fred Ezeh, Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Dr. Bichi Baffa.

He was said to be have been replaced by the a former Executive Secretary, Prof. Elias Suleiman Bogoro.

Baffa, who was an aide to the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, was appointed the head of TETFund alongside 14 other heads of parastatals in the education ministry on August 2, 2016.

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A reliable source confirmed that lately, Baffa had been having misunderstanding with the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, particularly as it concerns the 2019 intervention.

He was said to have disregarded the Minister in virtually everything happening in TETFund, particularly in the intervention to institutions.

This was in addition to his deep and open involvement in political activities ahead of forthcoming elections in Kano state.

Details later…