The presidency has explained why
President Buhari appointed Ahmed Rufai Abubakar as new Director-General for the
National Intelligence Agency (NIA).
A statement on Sunday by
presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, said a lot of half-truths,
misinformation, and outright falsehood were trailing the announcement.
He said: “Some of such unfounded
stories include that Abubakar had retired from the services of NIA as an
Assistant Director, because he failed promotion examinations twice, and had to
quit, willy-nilly.
“Others claim he is married to a
Moroccan, and so cannot hold such sensitive security position, while others say
he was born and bred in Chad, and he holds dual nationality.
“All these have been widely
disseminated on the social, and some mainstream media. With the formal
assumption of office by Mr Abubakar, it is now necessary to set the facts
straight.
“The new NIA DG retired from
Foreign Service as Deputy Director (not Assistant Director) and three times
during his career, had won Merit Award for competence and meritorious service.
“Failing promotion examination
can only exist in the fecund minds of fiction writers. His last position before
the new appointment was as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign
Affairs/International Affairs where again he quietly proved himself.
“Abubakar’s parents hailed from
Katsina State, and had settled in Chad at a point in their lifetime. The new DG
did his primary school in Ndjamena (then Fort-Lamy), but returned to Nigeria
for his secondary and University education. He never at any time held Chadian
nationality.
“Mr Abubakar’s only wife hails
from Katsina State, indeed, from the same community as the husband. The story
of being married to a Moroccan can only be tale by moonlight, concocted by
people who love a fib.”
The statement added that Buhari
“appointed the new DG because he had worked closely with him in the past two
years, and sincerely believes that he would add value to the NIA.”
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