Tinubu Renews Tenure Of Audi, NSCDC CG

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reappointed Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi as the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for a new five-year term.

Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a statement on Saturday, said the reappointment took effect from Friday, February 27.

Audi was first appointed to the position in 2021 by former President Muhammadu Buhari.

His initial five-year term ended last Friday as he participated in activities commemorating the 2026 World Civil Defence Day at the NSCDC National Headquarters in Abuja.

Meanwhile, the Presidential aide said Audi will resume his duties on Monday with a renewed mandate following his reappointment.

President Tinubu charged Audi to reposition the service to play a more significant role in the country’s security, especially as the police refocus on their primary responsibility of protecting citizens from bandits, kidnappers, and terrorists.

Dr Audi was born on September 30, 1967, in Laminga Town, Nasarawa LGA, Nasarawa State. After his early education in the state, he attended Teachers’ College in Jengre, Plateau State, where he obtained a Teachers’ Grade II Certificate in 1987.

He further attended the College of Education, Akwanga, earning the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) in 1992.

He further went to Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Physical and Health Education in 1995.

In 2001, he earned a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Calabar.

He later obtained a PhD in Public Administration from Nasarawa State University, Keffi, in 2014, and a Master’s in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (MLCJ) from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in 2019.

Dr Audi joined the NSCDC in November 1996 as a volunteer and was deployed as a Divisional Officer in Obi Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, after completing his basic officer training in 1997.

He served in various state commands and, in 2007, was promoted to the rank of Commandant of the Corps and subsequently deployed to the office of the Commandant-General at the National Headquarters in Abuja.

Reacting to the reappointment, the National Coordinator of Stand Up Nigeria, Mr. Sunny Attah, commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for what he described as a well-deserved show of trust in the NSCDC boss.

Attah noted that the renewal of tenure indicates the President’s confidence in Audi’s capacity to strengthen internal security and institutional professionalism within the Corps.

He further assured Nigerians that the NSCDC, under the continued leadership of Dr. Audi, would not disappoint in the discharge of its constitutional responsibilities, particularly in the protection of critical national assets and the maintenance of internal security.