NIA Director General Abubakar resigns

The Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Abubakar, has resigned from his position.

Abubakar tendered his resignation letter to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Saturday, August 24, 2024.

Abubakar, who spoke to State House correspondents, disclosed that Tinubu had accepted his letter.

He, however, failed to reveal the reason for his resignation.

He said: It’s a routine thing from time to time to brief the president on situations, and today is no exception.

“After the briefing today, I tendered my resignation and Mr. President graciously approved and accepted the resignation.

“I thanked him for giving me the opportunity to serve Nigeria under his transformational leadership for a period, for an extended period of 15 months.

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“It is very rare, by the way, to have the opportunity to serve two presidents. So, I thanked him very well, and I promised to remain professionally dedicated to our country and noble causes.

“I’m very, very grateful for the opportunity that the president gave me. Actually, to serve the country and his leadership, the encouragement I got, the confidence he had in me and my service, the opportunity to listen to me, to read briefing notes and advice, and so on. I think this is everything to me, and I have had the opportunity to mentor officers and staff for all the time I have been DG. This is the seventh year, by the way.”

When asked the reason for his resignation, Abubakar said: “There are quite a number of reasons one will do that, some personal family issues, but nothing very serious, actually, and the friendship will continue.

“I discussed this with Mr President, and he understood very well.”

Abubakar, who was appointed in April 2017 during former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, took over from the acting NIA Director General, Mohammed Dauda.

The Star