President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed . Fatima Waziri- Azi as new Director General of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons ( NAPTIP).
Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu in a statement on Wednesday said Waziri- Azi’s appointment followed recommendation by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development,Sadiya Farouq,
Shehu said the Minister had expressed the urgent need for the Ministry to intensify on the existing capacity in NAPTIP in order to achieve its Key Results Areas as identified”
,Waziri- Azi was until her appointment, a legal adviser to the president at office of the Vice President. She is also an associate professor of Law and a research fellow at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies.
