Nuhu Ribadu

Nuhu Ribadu
National Security Adviser
Assumed office
26 June 2023
PresidentBola Tinubu
Preceded byBabagana Monguno
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
In office
2003–2007
PresidentOlusegun Obasanjo
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byFarida Waziri
Personal details
Born (1960-11-21) 21 November 1960 (age 63)
Yola, Northern Region, Nigeria (now in Adamawa State)
Political partyAll Progressives Congress (2013–2014; 2016–present)
Other political
affiliations
Alma materAhmadu Bello University
Nigerian Law School
Occupation
  • Politician
  • police officer

Nuhu Ribadu mni (born 21 November 1960) is a Nigerian politician and retired police officer who has served as the National Security Adviser to President Bola Tinubu.[1]

Ribadu ran unsuccessfully for office of the President of Nigeria in 2011 as the candidate of the Action Congress. He ran for governor of Adamawa State in 2015 as a candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party; before joining the All Progressives Congress to run in 2019 and lost his bid in 2023 to Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed.[2]

He was the Chairman of the Petroleum Special Revenue Task Force from 2012 to 2014[3] and the Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from 2003 to 2007.[4]

  1. ^ "Ribadu upgraded to NSA, Lagbaja named army chief... Tinubu appoints new security chiefs". TheCable. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Ribadu vs Binani: Court nullifies Adamawa APC Gov'ship Primary". Daily Trust. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  3. ^ Abdulmalik, Abdulrahman (31 October 2012). "Ribadu committee exposes how presidency, NNPC spend oil revenues as slush funds". Premium Times. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Buhari felicitates with Nuhu Ribadu at 60". Premium Times. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2022.