A statement issued, yesterday, in Abuja by Mr. Abiodun Oladunjoye, Deputy Director (Information), Media Unit of the State House, quoted Malam Garba Shehu, a Presidential Spokesman as flaying the negative reports. According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Shehu expressed the concern during a send-off for the newly-appointed director-general of the NIA. Shehu, who is also the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, said: “Ahmed Rufai Abubakar is a perfect fit and most qualified for the job. He has occupied various top public offices in the agency in the course of which he received several awards. He left voluntarily to go to the United Nations as a Director.

Source: The Guardian January 21, 2018 03:22 UTC