The Nationwide Youth Vanguard (NYC) has known as upon President Bola Tinubu to urgently rethink the appointment of Baffa Agundi as the brand new director common of the Nationwide Productiveness Heart (NPC).
The NYV nationwide president, Olawale Abdulrahman, claimed that the president was misled in making the brand new appointment.
The NYV mentioned the appointment is dangerous to a longstanding custom of selling people from throughout the NPC ranks, based mostly on advantage, skilled {qualifications}, and a deep understanding of the group’s mission.
NYV mentioned its investigation confirmed that the present DG, Dr. Raji Mustapha, exemplifies this custom, as he joined the NPC as an assistant productiveness officer three many years in the past and, has, via dedication, experience, and a profound dedication to the middle’s targets, ascended to the function of DG in Could 2023, following the completion of his predecessor’s time period.
“Due to this fact, appointing somebody with a political background, equivalent to Baffa Agundi, who lacks the mandatory skilled expertise and understanding of productiveness administration, considerably undermines the integrity and effectiveness of the NPC. Because the central establishment chargeable for advancing productiveness throughout each non-public and public sectors in Nigeria, the NPC requires management that’s deeply rooted in skilled expertise reasonably than political connections.
“We in NYV be part of different involved Nigerians to precise sturdy reservations in regards to the political nature of Agundi’s appointment. It’s clearly a major departure from the NPC’s established follow of selling professionals from inside its personal ranks. Inserting a politically related particular person on the helm of the NPC might jeopardize the middle’s effectiveness, its mission, and its capacity to drive nationwide productiveness.“
The youth additionally raised issues in regards to the {qualifications} {and professional} background of the brand new appointee.
“President Tinubu ought to prioritise the organisation’s skilled ethos over political patronage, making certain that the NPC stays centered on its core mission of advancing productiveness in Nigeria,” the group mentioned.
