President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved the appointment of Fatima Waziri-Azi as the Director-General of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP).
She takes over from Basheer Mohammed who was appointed in June.
The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja.
According to the statement, Waaziri-Azi’s appointment followed the recommendation of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, based on her “pedigree, vast experience and proven track record to drive the agency forward and consolidate on what has been achieved so far.”
The new chief is a former Head of Department of Public Law at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies.
Waaziri-Azi thus becomes the third NAPTIP DG in the space of nine months.
Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim took charge of the agency between December 2020 to May 2021.
She was replaced by Mohammed, who spent barely three months on the job.
