President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Daniel Asapokhai as the Executive Secretary of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria to replace Mr . Jim Obazee
Just as he ordered the reconstitution of the FRC board.
A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity , Garba Shehu , announced the President ’ s decision .
The statement read , “ President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate removal and replacement of the Executive Secretary and the reconstitution of the board of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria .
“ He has appointed a Chairman and a new Executive Secretary for the council . The new Council as approved by the President has Mr . Adedotun Sulaiman , MFR , as Chairman .
“ Mr . Sulaiman was a former Managing Partner/Director of Arthur Anderson and later , Accenture . He is a Chartered Accountant and a product of the University of Lagos and Harvard Business School.
“ The President has also approved the appointment of Mr . Daniel Asapokhai as the Executive Secretary of the Council . Mr . Asopokhai is a partner and a Financial Reporting Specialist at the PricewaterHouseCoopers , Nigeria .
“ He is a product of the University of Lagos and the University of Pretoria . President Muhammadu Buhari has also instructed the Minister of Industry, Trade , and Investment to invite the nineteen ministries , departments and agencies of the Federal Government and private sector organisations specified in the FRC Act to nominate members of the board of the council . ”
