President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Fatima Waziri-Azi as the Director General of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP).
Gatekeepers News reports that President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday appointed Fatima Waziri-Azi to take over from Basheer Mohammed as the Director General of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP).
The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu confirmed the appointment in a statement he signed on Wednesday.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq earlier recommended Waziri-Azi for the appointment.
According to the statement, the Minister expressed the “urgent need for the ministry to intensify the existing capacity in the NAPTIP to achieve its key result areas as identified”.
Shehu further noted that Waziri-Azi’s recommendation 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 was the former Head of the Department of Public Law at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies.
The new NAPTIP DG who is an expert in rule of law is also an advocate against domestic and sexual-based violence.
