Kimberly Daniels, a Florida state representative and chairwoman of the United World Congress of Diplomats (UN-WCD), has urged President Bola Tinubu to redeploy or remove Bello Matawalle from his position as minister of state for defence. The request follows the release of a security assessment report on Nigeria, which Daniels said contains "red flags" regarding national security. She disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, citing concerns about the effectiveness of current security leadership. The report was published by the UN-WCD, an organisation she leads. Daniels did not provide details of the alleged security lapses but emphasized the need for immediate action. Matawalle, a former governor of Zamfara State, has faced previous scrutiny over his handling of security issues in his home state. The presidency has not responded to the call as of the report's release. The UN-WCD is not a United Nations agency, though its name may suggest otherwise. The statement from Daniels marks a rare foreign legislative intervention in Nigeria's cabinet appointments.
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