1. Nuhu Ribadu 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.
16 Facts About Nuhu Ribadu
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Nuhu Ribadu was the Chairman of the Petroleum Special Revenue Task Force from 2012 to 2014 and the Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from 2003 to 2007.
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Nuhu Ribadu's father, Ahmadu Ribadu, was a First Republic Member of Parliament, and Ambassador to Niger, during the military regime of Muhammadu Buhari.
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Nuhu Ribadu attended Mustapha Primary School from 1966 to 1973 in Adamawa and Yelwa Government Secondary School, Yola from 1973 to 1978; College of Preliminary Studies, Yola from 1978 to 1980.
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Nuhu Ribadu studied law at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Kaduna State from 1980 until 1983, receiving a Bachelor of Laws degree.
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Nuhu Ribadu earned a Master of Laws degree from the same university.
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Nuhu Ribadu joined the Nigerian Police Force shortly after graduation and held the positions of Assistant Superintendent of Police, Nigeria Police Force, 1 January 1986; Divisional Crime Officer for Ajegunle, Mushin, Apapa from 1990 to 1997; Force CID.
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On 20 October 2006, Nuhu Ribadu told the BBC that over 380 billion dollars had been stolen or wasted by Nigerian governments since independence in 1960.
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Nuhu Ribadu escaped two assassination attempts in Nigeria before he left the country for the United Kingdom in early 2009.
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In December 2007, Inspector-General of Police Mike Okiro ordered that Nuhu Ribadu be temporarily removed from the position of EFCC chairman and ordered him to attend the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies in Kuru, Jos, Plateau State for a mandatory one-year course.
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Nuhu Ribadu lived in exile until 2010 when he returned to Nigeria and declared his intention to run for President of Nigeria under the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria political party.
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Nuhu Ribadu returned to Nigeria and joined opposition ACN as the presidential candidate on 14 January 2011.
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Shortly after Jonathan won the election, Nuhu Ribadu joined a six-man UN monitoring team tasked with auditing Afghanistan's governance, the third most corrupt country in the world.
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Nuhu Ribadu later joined the ruling APC and contested for governorship of Adamawa in 2019 and 2023, he became a close confidant of Bola Tinubu during the presidential campaign.
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Nuhu Ribadu was appointed by President Bola Tinubu as National Security Adviser on 19 June 2023.
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In March 2024, Nuhu Ribadu oversaw the arrest and detention of two employees of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, including a former United States Internal Revenue Service agent, for Binance's alleged role in market manipulation that led to a drop in value of Nigerian currency.