Tinubu renews NSCDC CG Audi’s tenure for another five years
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the reappointment of Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi as the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for a fresh five-year term.
The renewed tenure, which took effect on Friday, February 27, follows the expiration of his initial appointment in 2021 by former President Muhammadu Buhari.
Dr Audi’s first term formally ended last Friday as he participated in activities marking the 2026 World Civil Defence Day at the NSCDC National Headquarters in Abuja.
In a statement issued by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, the President directed the Commandant-General to resume duties on Monday with a renewed mandate to strengthen and reposition the corps.
President Tinubu urged Audi to enhance the operational capacity of the service, particularly as the police refocus on their core mandate of protecting citizens from banditry, kidnapping, and terrorism.
Born on September 30, 1967, in Laminga Town, Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Dr Audi began his academic journey in the state before proceeding to Teachers’ College, Jengre, Plateau State, where he earned a Teachers’ Grade II Certificate in 1987.
He later obtained a Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) from the College of Education, Akwanga, in 1992, and a bachelor’s degree in Physical and Health Education from Ahmadu Bello University in 1995.
Furthering his academic pursuits, he earned a master’s degree in Public Administration from University of Calabar in 2001, a PhD in Public Administration from Nasarawa State University in 2014, and a Master’s in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice from Ahmadu Bello University in 2019.
Dr Audi joined the NSCDC as a volunteer in November 1996 and, after completing basic officer training in 1997, was deployed as a Divisional Officer in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
Over the years, he served in several state commands and, in 2007, rose to the rank of Commandant of the Corps before his deployment to the office of the Commandant-General at the National Headquarters in Abuja.
