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Buhari appoints Habibat Lawal new SGF, Arab Yadam DG NIA
President Muhammadu Buhari already selected down some candidates to replace the suspended Secretary to the Government of The Federation, Mr. Babachir David Lawan and the Director General Nigerian Intelligence Agency, NIA, Mr. Ayo Oke.
As for NIA, the suspended DG will soon be 60 and his tenure will end in November.
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Technically, he is expected to proceed on pre-retirement leave from August.
Meanwhile, Dr. Habibat Lawal from Bauchi State and Amb. Arab Yadam from Plateau State have assumed the positions of the acting Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the acting Director General, Nigeria Intelligence Agency (NIA), respectively, in accordance with President Buhari’s directive.
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