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President Muhammadu Buhari has sent Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), Ekpo Nta, on compulsory leave.
It is believed that the forced leave sets the tone for his sack.
According to Vanguard, a letter from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, informed Nta to commence the compulsory leave from October 26.
A source was quoted as saying that Nta had earlier received two letters from the office of the SGF informing him to proceed on compulsory leave, which he allegedly ignored.
Nta was appointed by President Jonathan in acting capacity in 2011 and was confirmed a year after by the Senate.
It was gathered that at a meeting with President Buhari earlier this year, Nta had argued that his tenure would end on November 17, 2017, to which the President allegedly retorted that by his records showed the tenure of the ICPC head ends on November 17, 2016.
Although no reason was given for the abrupt sack of the ICPC boss, Vanguard reports that his handling of corruption cases against former governors may have nailed him.