Just In: Buhari Appoints Fatima Waziri-Azi As NAPTIP DG

Hamilton Nwosa
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Just In: Buhari Appoints Fatima Waziri-Azi As NAPTIP DG

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The appointment of Dr. Fatima Waziri-Azi, as Director General of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has been approved by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The announcement was made by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu in a statement.

According to the statement, Fatima’s appointment was after a recommendation of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, who expressed the “urgent need for the Ministry to intensify on the existing capacity in NAPTIP in order to achieve its Key Result Areas as identified,” the statement revealed.

According to the statement, the recommendation of Fatima 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.”

Waziri-Azi who takes over from Basheer Mohammed, the former NAPTIP DG is a former Head of Department of Public Law at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, a Women’s Right advocate, a campaigner against domestic and sexual based violence and an expert in Rule of Law.

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