World Bank Group President, Ajay Banga, announced the appointment in a statement issued on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, bringing one of the world’s leading development economists into the institution’s senior leadership.
Led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, the council said decentralised policing could strengthen Nigeria’s response to insecurity if the reform is anchored on professionalism, impartiality, accountability, sustainable funding and respect for fundamental rights.