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Tinubu appoints Nuhu Ribadu as National Security Adviser

 


President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of his special advisers and key cabinet members, including former anti-corruption chief Nuhu Ribadu as the National Security Adviser (NSA).


As the NSA, Ribadu will be responsible for coordinating the security agencies and advising the president on national security matters. He will also oversee the implementation of Tinubu’s security agenda, which includes tackling insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, communal clashes and cybercrime.


Ribadu’s return to government

Ribadu, who served as the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from 2003 to 2007, is widely respected for his efforts to fight corruption and recover stolen assets. He was forced out of office by former President Umaru Yar’Adua and later went into exile after facing charges of corruption himself, which he denied.


He returned to Nigeria in 2010 and contested for the presidency in 2011 under the banner of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), which later merged with other parties to form the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2013. Ribadu lost the election to former President Goodluck Jonathan and later defected to the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in 2014. He ran for governor of Adamawa State in 2015 but lost again. He rejoined the APC in 2016 and supported Tinubu’s presidential bid in 2023.

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