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Independent National Electoral Commission · Jigawa (North-West) · Appointed June 2010

A respected academic and former ASUU president, Jega's appointment was widely seen as an attempt to restore INEC's credibility after the widely condemned 2007 election. He delivered the 2011 general election to broad international praise and oversaw the 2015 election that Jonathan lost, remaining in office through both.

Central Bank of Nigeria · Kano (North-West) · Appointed June 2009 (continued under Jonathan)

Appointed under Yar'Adua, Sanusi continued as CBN Governor through most of Jonathan's term, leading the 2009-2010 banking sector clean-up and the creation of AMCON. He was suspended by Jonathan in February 2014, days after alleging to the Senate that NNPC had failed to remit roughly $20 billion in oil revenue, and did not return before his term expired that June.

Central Bank of Nigeria · Delta (South-South) · Appointed June 2014

A former Zenith Bank chief executive, Emefiele was appointed to succeed the suspended Sanusi. He steered monetary policy through the oil price crash and naira pressure of late 2014 and early 2015, and was reappointed by the succeeding administration for a further term.

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission · Edo (South-South) · Appointed May 2008 (continued under Jonathan)

A retired police officer, Waziri led the EFCC through Jonathan's early tenure as Acting and substantive President. Her leadership was widely criticised by anti-corruption advocates as less aggressive than her predecessor's, and she was removed in November 2011 following a National Assembly-linked controversy over the agency's handling of high-profile cases.

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission · Adamawa (North-East) · Appointed November 2011

A career police officer who had worked under the EFCC's first chairman, Nuhu Ribadu, Lamorde led the commission through the fuel subsidy fraud probe fallout and other major scandals of the term. Anti-corruption groups continued to criticise the pace and selectivity of prosecutions under his leadership, which extended into the following administration before he was eventually removed in 2015.

Office of the National Security Adviser · Sokoto (North-West) · Appointed June 2012

A retired Colonel and son of the former Sultan of Sokoto, Dasuki was appointed NSA as the Boko Haram insurgency intensified. He coordinated the military's counter-insurgency funding and strategy for the remainder of Jonathan's term; the arms procurement funds under his watch later became the subject of the massive 'Dasukigate' fraud investigation opened by the succeeding administration in December 2015.

Nigeria Police Force · Jigawa (North-West) · Appointed January 2014

Appointed Inspector-General during the run-up to the tense 2015 general election, Abba oversaw policing of a highly charged campaign period, including opposition complaints about the use of police to obstruct rallies in some states. He remained in office through the election and the transition to the succeeding administration.

Nigerian Armed Forces · Adamawa (North-East) · Appointed January 2014

Appointed as the Boko Haram insurgency reached its peak territorial extent, Badeh oversaw the military's response through the loss and eventual partial recapture of towns in Borno and Adamawa in early 2015, aided by regional forces from Chad and Niger ahead of the general election.

State House · Ogun (South-West) · Appointed July 2011

A former newspaper columnist and public intellectual, Abati served as Jonathan's chief spokesman through the fuel subsidy protests, the Chibok abduction, and the 2015 election. His office managed the administration's public communications strategy through some of its most difficult moments.

Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency · Bayelsa (South-South) · Appointed October 2011

A Jonathan ally from his home state of Bayelsa, Akpobolokemi led NIMASA through a Senate probe into irregularities in the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund. He remained in his position for the rest of the term despite the findings, and was arrested and charged by the EFCC only after the administration left office in 2015.