TINUBU APPROVES US-NIGERIA JOINT WORKING GROUP TO TACKLE SECURITY CHALLENGES
GREATRIBUNETVNEWS–President Bola Tinubu has approved the constitution of the Nigerian side of the US-Nigeria Joint Working Group to deepen collaboration in tackling security challenges in the country.
KEY MEMBERS OF THE JOINT WORKING GROUP:
– Chairman: Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser
– Members:
– Amb. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, Minister of Foreign Affairs
– Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, Minister of Defence
– Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Minister of Interior
– Dr Bernard M. Doro, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs
– Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, Chief of Defence Staff
– Amb. Mohammed Mohammed, Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency
– Mr Kayode Egbetokun, Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force
– Secretariat:
– Ms Idayat Hassan, Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA)
– Mr Paul Alabi, Embassy of Nigeria in the US
BACKGROUND:
The composition of the Joint Working Group was part of the agreement reached during the recent trip to Washington, DC, by a high-level Nigerian delegation led by the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, according to a statement from the Presidency.
President Tinubu has urged members of the Joint Working Group to work assiduously with their US counterparts to ensure smooth operationalisation of all agreements across sectors
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