President Muhammadu Buhari has
approved the appointment of a substantive Director General for the National
Intelligence Agency (NIA).
The new Director General is Ahmed
Rufai Abubakar, a retired career Foreign Service officer, till his appointment
served as Senior Special Assistant to the President (SSAP) on Foreign
Affairs/International Relations.
Abubakar had extensive experience
working with the United Nations in peace support operations, mediation process,
preventive diplomacy and good offices, as well as the promotion of good
governance and respect for the rule of law and human rights.
He also briefly served as Senior
Adviser at the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), with headquarters in
Ndjamena, Chad, before his appointment as SSAP.
Abubakar holds a B.A degree in
French Language and Literature, and an M.A degree in Francophone Maghrebian
Literature, both from Bayero University, Kano.
He is also fluent in English and
Arabic.
The appointment takes immediate
effect
Another flawed appointment! All that has been said about your appointments seem to fall on deaf ears. Errors that will count in the next presidential polls. You are definitely a President for the North. Enjoy your reign while it last.
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