Tinubu Withdraws Appointment Of Fresh Graduate, Kashim Imam As FERMA Chairman
Following kicks, president Bola Tinubu has withdrawn the appointment of 24-year-old Imam Kashim Imam as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA).
The appointment of Imam, who is a fresh graduated, had sparked reactions, which many noting that Imam lacks practical experience to act in his new capacity.
His withdrawal was announces in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, on Thursday, titled ‘President Tinubu directs withdrawal of FERMA chairmanship nomination.’
The statement read;
Imam is the son of Borno-born politician Kashim Ibrahim-Imam, who ran for the Office of Governor of his State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in 2003 and 2007, losing both times to the All Nigeria Peoples Party’s Ali Modu Sheriff.
