President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday sacked Senator Basheer Mohammed Lado, Director-General of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP).
A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu on Wednesday said the president has approved the appointment of Dr Fatima Waziri-Azi as Mohammed’s replacement.
‘’The appointment was sequel to a recommendation of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq,’’ the statement reads, adding that the change was in “urgent need for the Ministry to intensify on the existing capacity in the NAPTIP in order to achieve its Key Result Areas as identified.”
According to the statement, Sadiya’s recommendation of Waziri-Azi was based on her “pedigree, vast experience and proven track record to drive the agency forward and consolidate on what has been achieved so far.”
It noted that the appointee was a former Head of Department of Public Law at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, a Women’s Rights advocate, a campaigner against domestic and sexual-based violence and an expert in Rule of Law.
Recalls that Mohammed had swapped his position as the Honourable Federal Commissioner for the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) with the former Director-General of NAPTIP, Mrs Imaan Ibrahim, on May 27 2021.
