Buhari appoints Fatima Waziri-Azi as NAPTIP DG

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Fatima Waziri-Azi as the director-general of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP).

She replaces Basheer Mohammed as the head of the agency.

The appointment was confirmed on Wednesday in a statement signed by Garba Shehu, senior special assistant on media and publicity to the President.

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, reportedly recommended Waziri-Azi for the appointment.

Farouq was said to have expressed the “urgent need for the ministry to intensify the existing capacity in the NAPTIP to achieve its key result areas as identified.”

Waziri-Azi’s recommendation was reportedly based on her “pedigree, vast experience and proven track record to drive the agency forward and consolidate on what has been achieved so far.”

The new NAPTIP DG is a former head of the Department of Public Law at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies.

She is an advocate against domestic and sexual-based violence.