The Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, has tendered his resignation to President Bola Tinubu.
Abubukar who tendered his resignation letter on Saturday August 24th, was appointed NIA DG by former President Buhari in January 2018.
Briefing journalists at the State House after meeting with President Tinubu, the former National Intelligence Agency boss, cited personal and family issues as his reasons for resigning from office.
“There are quite a number of reasons one will do that. Some personal family issues, but nothing very serious, actually, and the friendship will continue,” he said.
“I discussed with Mr. President, he understood very well, and I promised to remain steadfast with issues and the security situations of the country.” He added.
Abubukar was first appointed DG of the NIA in 2018 by then President Muhammadu Buhari, who extended his stay in office in December 2021.
Abubakar, a 71-year-old retired career foreign service officer from Katsina State, joined the security department of the Nigerian Foreign Service in 1993.
In 2015, he was appointed senior special assistant to the president (SSAP) on international relations and foreign affairs.
