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Nuhu Ribadu

Nuhu Ribadu

National Security Adviser

All Progressives Congress Adamawa State

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Nuhu Ribadu is a Nigerian lawyer, former police officer, and anti-corruption crusader who served as the founding chairman of the EFCC (2003–2007). He later ventured into politics, contesting the presidency and contributing to oversight in Nigeria’s oil revenues. In June 2023, he was appointed National Security Adviser to President Bola Tinubu, entrusting him with the coordination of national security and intelligence operations.

Education

  1. LL.B., Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (graduated 1983) (Wikipedia, Innovations for Successful Societies)
  2. Called to the Nigerian Bar, 1984 (Nigerian Law School) (Wikipedia, Innovations for Successful Societies)
  3. Master of Laws (LL.M.), Ahmadu Bello University, with emphasis on anti-corruption jurisprudence (European Parliament)
  4. Executive program in Strategic Management for Law Enforcement Agencies at Harvard Business School, 2008 (European Parliament)

Professional Background

  1. Long-serving police officer rising through ranks to Assistant Inspector General of Police (Wikipedia, Innovations for Successful Societies)
  2. Founding Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) (2003–2007), appointed by President Olusegun Obasanjo; led numerous high-profile anti-corruption prosecutions (Wikipedia, Innovations for Successful Societies)
  3. Later removed from EFCC and served briefly as Assistant Inspector General of Police (Wikipedia, Innovations for Successful Societies)
  4. Presidential candidate (Action Congress) in 2011; served in government task forces on oil revenue transparency (e.g., Petroleum Special Revenue Task Force, 2012–2014) (Wikipedia, Innovations for Successful Societies)
  5. Appointed National Security Adviser by President Bola Tinubu in June 2023; oversees national security architecture (Wikipedia, Al Jazeera)

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