Nuhu Ribadu | |
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| National Security Adviser | |
| Assumed office 26 June 2023 | |
| President | Bola Tinubu |
| Preceded by | Babagana Monguno |
| Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission | |
| In office 2003–2007 | |
| President | Olusegun Obasanjo |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Farida Waziri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 November 1960 Yola, Northern Region, Nigeria (now in Adamawa State) |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress (2013–2014; 2016–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Alma mater | Ahmadu Bello University Nigerian Law School |
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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]
- ^ "Ribadu upgraded to NSA, Lagbaja named army chief... Tinubu appoints new security chiefs". TheCable. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Ribadu vs Binani: Court nullifies Adamawa APC Gov'ship Primary". Daily Trust. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ Abdulmalik, Abdulrahman (31 October 2012). "Ribadu committee exposes how presidency, NNPC spend oil revenues as slush funds". Premium Times. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Buhari felicitates with Nuhu Ribadu at 60". Premium Times. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2022.