President Bola Tinubu has approved the Nigerian delegation for the US-Nigeria Joint Working Group, a new security partnership designed to strengthen cooperation with the United States on emerging threats across the country.
The delegation, announced in a statement on Thursday, November 27, follows the recent high-level visit to Washington, DC, led by the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.
The agreement to set up the Joint Working Group was one of the outcomes of that trip.
According to the statement, Ribadu will lead the Nigerian side and will work with senior officials drawn from key security, intelligence, diplomatic, and humanitarian agencies.
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Members of the Joint Working Group include the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar; Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru; Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo; Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Bernard Doro; Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Olufemi Oluyede; Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Mohammed Mohammed; and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.
“Ms. Idayat Hassan of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and Paul Alabi of the Embassy of Nigeria in the US will serve as the secretariat,” the statement said.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, added that “President Tinubu urged members of the JWG to work assiduously with their US counterparts to ensure smooth operationalisation of all agreements across sectors.”