The Presidency will this week transfer a deputy director, blamed for
the plagiarism of U.S. President Barack Obama’s speech, out of the State
House, Abuja.
The presidency had on Friday blamed the yet-to-be-named deputy director for the scandal that has embarrassed the Nigerian government.
“Already, a Deputy Director in the Presidency has accepted
responsibility for the insertion of the contentious paragraph,” Garba
Shehu, Mr. Buhari’s spokesperson, said in a statement on Friday.
“The Presidency wishes to state in the clearest possible terms that
it regrets this unfortunate incident and will ensure that this does not
happen again.
“This serious oversight will be investigated thoroughly and appropriate sanction meted,” he added.
The official will start facing disciplinary proceedings in accordance
with civil service rules today (Monday), presidency sources said.
But he will first be directed to vacate his seat at the president’s office, officials have told PREMIUM TIMES.
The Permanent Secretary of the State House, Jalal Arabi, is expected
to query the official and then refer his case to the Head of Service for
further actions, our sources said.
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