The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed Mr Michael Ango from his position as Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service, FCT-IRS.
The development was confirmed in a statement released late on Friday by Lere Olayinka, the minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media.
According to the statement, the decision is effective immediately.
“The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has sacked the Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service, Mr Michael Ango,” he stated.
He added that “the most senior official of the FCT-IRS has been directed to take over the running of the revenue agency with immediate effect.”
The statement did not disclose the reasons behind the dismissal.