Tinubu appoints Ribadu as National Security Adviser

Nuhu Ribadu

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr. Nuhu Ribadu as the National Security Adviser (NSA).

Ribadu takes over from Major-General Babagana Mongunu (rtd) as NSA.

The President on Monday, June 19 retired all Service Chiefs, IGP, advisers and others.

Tinubu had last week appointed Ribadu as Special Adviser on Security.

Ribadu will become the third retired police officer after late Gambo Jimeta and Ismaila Gwarzo to be appointed to the position.

The new NSA, born on November 21, 1960, was an intelligence police operative who retired as Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG).

He came to national limelight as a star prosecutor at the Oputa Panel which was created to investigate human right abuses during the military era.

He was later appointed Chairman of the Petroleum Special Revenue Task Force before he became the pioneer Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Ribadu’s pragmatic approach to intelligence gathering and crime-fighting while in EFCC earned him global recognition and awards.

His remarkable efforts led to the de-listing of Nigeria from the Financial Action Task Force List of Non-Cooperative Countries and Territories; admission into the prestigious Egmont Group, and the withdrawal of the US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Advisory on Nigeria.

Ribadu was a visiting fellow at the Center for Global Development, a TED Fellow, and a Senior Fellow in St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford, UK.

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He exited the Nigeria Police Force as Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police during the Umaru Yar’Adua-led administration.

Ribadu failed to secure the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 election for Adamawa State.

He contested the 2011 presidential election on the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), one of the legacy parties of the APC.

The graduate of law turned detective police officer is a close ally of President Tinubu.

The newly appointed Officers are:

1 Mallam Nuhu Ribadu National Security Adviser

2 Maj. Gen. C.G Musa Chief of Defence Staff

3 Maj. Gen. T. A Lagbaja Chief of Army Staff

4 Rear Admirral E. A Ogalla Chief of Naval Staff

5 AVM H.B Abubakar Chief of Air Staff

6 DIG Kayode Egbetokun Acting Inspector-General of Police