President Buhari appoints new NAPTIP DG

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Fatima Waziri-Azi as the new director-general of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)

Waziri-Azi is replacing the former director-general of the agency, Basheer Garba Mohammed, who was appointed to the office in May this year.

According to a statement issued by senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Garba Shehu, the new appointment was made based on a recommendation made by the minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, Sadiya Umar Farouq.