Citing family issues, the Director General of National Intelligence Agency, NIA, Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, has resigned his appointment.
Abubakar confirmed to newsmen that he tendered his letter of resignation to President Bola Tinubu Saturday at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, which was accepted and approved.
He thanked President Tinubu for giving him the opportunity to serve in his administration for an extended period of 15 months.
He said: It’s a routine thing, from time to time to brief Mr. Presidnet on situations, and today is no exception.
“After the briefing today, actually, I tendered my resignation, and Mr. President graciously approved and accepted the resignation.
“I thanked him for giving me the opportunity to serve Nigeria under his transformational leadership for a period, for an extended period of 15 months, which is very rare, by the way, to serve, to have the opportunity to serve two presidents at a stretch, at a go . So I thanked him very well, and I promised to remain professionally dedicated to our country and to noble causes.
Asked to give reasons for his resignation, Abubakar stated:
“There are quite a number of reasons one will do that, some personal family issues, but nothing very serious, actually, and the friendship will continue. I discussed with Mr. President, he understood very well.”