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| Fatima Waziri- Azi |
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Fatima Waziri- Azi, Ph.D as Director General of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) .
This is sequel to a recommendation of the Hon. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, who expressed the โurgent need for the Ministry to intensify on the existing capacity in the NAPTIP in order to achieve its Key Result Areas as identified.โ
She added that the recommendation of Fatima Waziri-Azi was based on her โpedigree, vast experience and proven track record to drive the agency forward and consolidate on what has been achieved so far.โ
A former Head of Department of Public Law at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Waziri-Azi is a Womenโs Right advocate, a campaigner against domestic and sexual based violence and an expert in Rule of Law.
