Michael Ango has been appointed the acting chairman of the FCT Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) by the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.
Lere Olayinka, Wike’s Senior Special Assistant for Public Communications and Social Media, stated in a statement on Wednesday that the minister also reinstated Danlami Hayyo, the state’s education secretary.
The statement read, “The Minister directed the Dr. Danlami Hayyo and Michael Ango to resume duty with immediate effect, warning that acts of indiscipline will not be tolerated by FCTA officials.”
Ango’s ordeal
Ango was fired from his official duties as FCT-IRS on December 5th, removing him from his position as acting chairman.
Although Ango’s sudden resignation was not explained, Wike’s spokesman said the agency’s most senior official was instructed to assume leadership immediately.
Also read: Wike Sacks Acting Chairman of the FCT-IRS
In August of this year, President Bola Tinubu appointed Ango in an acting capacity. The president at the time described him as a well-established professional with strong organizational leadership skills in financial management, revenue administration, and organizational leadership.
The FCT-IRS staff celebrated him at an event called “A Night with Ango” just last month for what they referred to as his visionary leadership, dedication to staff development, and efforts to make the organization a model revenue institution.
False school closure
Hayyo was suspended by the FCT Minister on November 26. A memo directing the government’s Abuja schools to close on November 28 was widely circulated on November 25 and led to his suspension.
Due to unnamed security concerns, the Director of School Services, Aishatu Sani Alhassan, signed the memo, which mandated that all public senior secondary schools in the FCT shut down “on or before Friday, November 28.”
Principals were instructed to immediately suspend academic activities and dismiss students “in an orderly and safe manner.”
However, the FCT administration claimed that no such directive had been approved.
According to Wike’s spokesman, the administration “debunked the report that all government schools in the Federal Capital Territory were mandated to close by November 28, 2025,” underscoring that “no such decision was taken at any level of the administration.”
Under civil service regulations, the minister also directed Nancy Nathan to launch disciplinary proceedings against Alhassan.
Source: Channels TV
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