Success
Damian
President
Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Ahmed Rufai Abubakar as the substantive
Director General for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA).
The
new Director General is a retired career Foreign Service officer; till his
appointment Abubakar 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
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