Nuhu Ribadu
Nuhu Ribadu | |
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| Nigerian National Security Adviser | |
| Assumed office 26 June 2023 | |
| President | Bola Tinubu |
| Preceded by | Babagana Monguno |
| 1st Chairman of the EFCC | |
| In office 2003–2007 | |
| President | Olusegun Obasanjo |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Farida Waziri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 November 1960 Yola, Northern Region, Nigeria (now in Adamawa State) |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress (2013–2014; 2016–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Action Congress of Nigeria (2010–2013) Peoples Democratic Party (2014–2016) |
| Alma mater | Ahmadu Bello University Nigerian Law School |
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| Website | Official website |
Nuhu Ribadu mni (born 21 November 1960) is a Nigerian politician, barrister and retired police officer who is currently serving as the National Security Adviser to Nigerian President Bola Tinubu.
Ribadu ran unsuccessfully for office of the President of Nigeria in 2011 as the candidate of the Action Congress. He ran for governor of Adamawa State in 2015 as a candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party; before joining the All Progressives Congress to run in 2019 and lost his bid in 2023 to Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed.
He was the Chairman of the Petroleum Special Revenue Task Force from 2012 to 2014 and the Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from 2003 to 2007.