President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given his approval for the Nigerian contingent to the US–Nigeria Joint Working Group. This move is designed to bolster security cooperation between Nigeria and the United States.
According to a statement released on Thursday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the decision follows the recent visit to Washington, DC, by a high-level Nigerian delegation led by the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.
Ribadu will head the Nigerian side of the Joint Working Group. He will be supported by a multi-stakeholder team made up of senior officials from key government agencies.
The members include the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar; Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar; Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo; Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Dr Bernard M. Doro; Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede; Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed; and Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.
Ms Idayat Hassan of the Office of the National Security Adviser and Mr Paul Alabi of the Embassy of Nigeria in the United States will serve as the secretariat for the team.
President Tinubu urged the members to work closely with their US counterparts to ensure the effective implementation of all agreements reached across various sectors.
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