BREAKING: Buhari fires FRC Boss and Appoints PWC Partner as New Boss, Changes Board, Nigerians React...

Pres @MBuhari has approved the immediate removal and replacement of the Executive Secretary of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria

— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) January 9, 2017

In a series of tweets, President Buhari announced the sack of the Executive Secretary of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria and his immediate replacement.

Nigerians are already relating the sack to the recent enforcement of financial regulations on NGOs. It's interesting to see Buhari fire a public officer for doing his job.

In the tweets below, the president announced other changes such as the new board and new executive secretary.

PMB has also approved the reconstitution of the board of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria. New Chairman is Mr Adedotun Sulaiman

— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) January 9, 2017

The new Executive Secretary of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRN) is Mr Daniel Asapokhai, a Partner at @PWC_Nigeria

— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) January 9, 2017

PMB has also instructed Min of @TradeInvestNG to invite the MDAs & private sector orgs specified in the FRC Act to nominate Board members

— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) January 9, 2017

 Nigerians on Twitter castigated the President for firing the public officer for doing his job.

@NGRPresident @MBuhari is that an achievement?

— Don-Kish. (C.E.O) (@donkish) January 9, 2017

@NGRPresident @MBuhari For doing his work? Buhari always fire for wrong reasons.
SGF who ate IDPs money is still occupying his post.

— E-commerce Expert. (@TosinOlugbenga) January 9, 2017

@NGRPresident @MBuhari if you can remove someone for doing his job right, why not remove the SGF who was a big grass cutter!

— mike oko (@mikeoko1) January 9, 2017