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By Jimisayo Opanuga
24 August 2024 | 8:11 pm
The Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, has tendered his resignation to President Bola Tinubu on Saturday. Abubakar confirmed that his resignation had been accepted by the president, but declined to elaborate on the specific reasons behind his decision. “It’s a routine thing from time to time to brief the…
Ahmed Rufai AbubakarThe Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, has tendered his resignation to President Bola Tinubu on Saturday.
Abubakar confirmed that his resignation had been accepted by the president, but declined to elaborate on the specific reasons behind his decision.
“It’s a routine thing from time to time to brief the president on situations, and today is no exception. After the briefing today, I tendered my resignation and Mr. President graciously approved and accepted the resignation,” Abubakar told State House correspondents.
“I thanked him for giving me the opportunity to serve Nigeria under his transformational leadership for a period, for an extended period of 15 months. It is very rare, by the way, to have the opportunity to serve two presidents. So, I thanked him very well, and I promised to remain professionally dedicated to our country and noble causes.
“I’m very, very grateful for the opportunity that the president gave me—actually to serve the country and his leadership—the encouragement I got, the confidence he had in me and my service, the opportunity to listen to me, to read briefing notes and advice, and so on. I think this is everything to me, and I have had the opportunity to mentor officers and staff for all the time I have been DG. This is the seventh year, by the way.”
When pressed for reasons for his resignation, Abubakar hinted at personal family issues, stating, “There are quite a number of reasons one will do that, some personal family issues, but nothing very serious, actually, and the friendship will continue. I discussed this with Mr President, and he understood very well.”
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