President Bola Tinubu has approved the formation of the Nigerian delegation to the US-Nigeria Joint Working Group, aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation to address security challenges facing Nigeria.
The establishment of the Joint Working Group was one of the key outcomes of the recent high-level visit to Washington, DC, by a Nigerian delegation headed by the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu.
Mallam Nuhu Ribadu will chair the Nigerian side of the Group, assisted by a multi-agency team of senior government officials.
The approved members are:
- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar
- Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar
- Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo
- Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Bernard M. Doro
- Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede
- Director-General, National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed
- Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun
Ms. Idayat Hassan of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and Mr. Paul Alabi of the Nigerian Embassy in the United States will serve as the secretariat for the Group.
President Tinubu has directed the members to collaborate closely and diligently with their American counterparts to ensure the effective and timely implementation of all agreed initiatives across relevant sectors.
𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗧𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗔𝘀 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽!
