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Tinubu Suspends Three Federal Permanent Secretaries, Orders Arrest of One"


President Bola Tinubu has ordered the arrest of one George Buchi Nwabueze over the discovery of another fake agency operating within the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

Tinubu also ordered the suspension of three permanent secretaries — M.S. Danjuma, Nadungu Gagare, and Richard P. Pheelangwah — over the discovery of the fake agency.

One of the suspended Permanent Secretaries is Mr.Richard P. Pheelangwah from Taraba state.

Mr. Richard Pheelangwah was born on April 21, 1967 in Jen, Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State.

He attended Ahmadu Bello University Zaria where he graduated with a Bachelor and Master of Arts Degrees in English Language.

He started his career in the Federal Civil Service in April 1996 as an Administrative Officer I in the Ministry of Solid Minerals. He has also worked in the Ministries of Health, Aviation, Education, Office of the First Lady, as well as the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. He was promoted Director in 2021. 

The latest discovery surfaced in the course of the ICPC’s broader investigation, as earlier directed by President Tinubu, and identified the promoter of the fake office as one Prince George Buchi Nwabueze, who was found to be operating under multiple names.

“The fake agency office, National Brands Development and Made in Nigeria Special Project Office, was promoted by one George Buchi Nwabueze, with active suspected collaborators in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, contrary to extant laws and without authorisation of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“The promoter, George Buchi Nwabueze, was discovered to also operate under four other variations of his name: George Nathan, George Nathan Nwabueze, Honourable George Buchi Nwabueze, Prince George Buchi Nwabueze and George Nwabueze,” Aliyu said.

He revealed that the ICPC had interacted with the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation to ascertain vital information relating to the fake office under investigation, and had briefed the President comprehensively on the new developments.

“ICPC will continue with its investigations accordingly. Mr President has directed as follows: the immediate arrest of Prince George Buchi Nwabueze; the immediate suspension of the following permanent secretaries: M.S. Danjuma, Engineer Nadungu Gagare, and Richard P. Pheelangwah,” he said.

The National Brands Development and Made-in-Nigeria Special Project Office is the fourth unlawful agency uncovered after the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council scandal in April.

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