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Trump Removes Inspectors General from 17 Key Government Agencies
On Friday, former U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed independent inspectors general from over a dozen key government agencies.
The New York Times revealed that the shake-up impacted 17 agencies, excluding the Department of Justice’s inspector general, Michael Horowitz, who has been known for his independent oversight.
The move has drawn criticism, with many arguing that it violated federal laws requiring a 30-day notice to Congress before firing any inspector general. However, the White House has remained silent on the issue.
Inspectors generally hold crucial roles in the federal government, serving as independent watchdogs responsible for conducting audits and investigations to uncover waste, fraud, and abuse.
While they are meant to operate without political bias, they can be dismissed either by the president or the head of the agency that appointed them.
Sources familiar with the matter stated that many of those removed were initially appointed during Trump’s first term between 2017 and 2021.
Reports suggest that the individuals were informed through emails from the White House personnel director, with terminations taking effect immediately.
TV anchor Rufai Oseni makes headlines as he speaks on fuel subsidy in Nigeria. He shared that Nigeria can have fuel subsidy without the long queues at filling stations.
“When we were still paying subsidies, there were no long queues. We were subsidising. So you can still have a subsidy regime going on, and there will be no long queues because production was close by. Dangote had it. That’s just it. That argument also falls flat.
“The biggest beneficiaries of subsidy are not Nigerians. They are crony capitalists that have big infrastructure, and they do contracts. They have been the biggest beneficiaries of the subsidy,” he said.
Lagos State Governor, Sanwo-Olu, speaks to those in the electricity sector about the usual blackouts in the state.
He speaks on ways things can change in the state and how electricity can be provided.
“We need to drop corporate egos, abandon long-standing excuses, and confront the harsh realities obstructing progress in the power sector.”
“We, state governments, used to give excuses that everything is centralised, so the Federal Government has unbundled it now. What have we done in a year and a half?” Sanwo-Olu asked.
“We take two steps forward, we go five steps backward,” he said.
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared Thursday, August 20, a work-free day for public servants in the state to mark the Isese Festival.
Speaking on the celebration, he said “Ìṣẹ̀ṣe is not a relic. It is a living expression of our traditions and a celebration of Yoruba spirituality as an important part of Nigeria’s cultural and religious landscape,” he said.
He added “When the drums sound in Lagos on Thursday, they answer drums in Havana, in Salvador, in Port of Spain. Fifty-five million people and counting. Lagos is not observing a local holiday. Lagos is standing at the centre of a global heritage,” Aregbe said.
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