Jonathan Fires Another Aide

President Goodluck Jonathan had on Sunday sacked Mrs. Aisha Umar as his Special Assistant on Social Development.

The sack notice was contained in a brief statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by Mr. Sam Nwaobasi, the Special Assistant (Media) to the Secretary of the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim with Ref. No: PPR/OSGF/PR/02. However, the statement did not give details on why the aide was relieved of her job.


The statement further stated that, the termination takes " effect from the November 25, 2013."

Recall that the President had in few months back sacked three of his aides. The first was the Minister of Youth Development, Inuwa Abdulkadir, followed by the Special Adviser on National Assembly Matters, Mrs. Joy Emordi as well as his Special Adviser on the New Partnership for Africa's Development, Dr. Tunji Olagunju.