Fatima Akilu: Staying true to her values (B)
Subject
Economics, Economics, Organisational Behaviour
Authors / Editors
Peterson R
Biographies
Publication Year
2021
Abstract
In 2016, four years into her role as Director for Behavioural Analysis and Strategy at Nigeria’s Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Fatima Akilu was summarily dismissed from her position, amid accusations of corruption at the organisation, and subsequently charged with fraud. Nigeria’s fraud agency repeatedly investigated Fatima repeatedly at the insistence of the NSA, but could find nothing to substantiate the claims of malpractice, eventually concluding the allegations were tantamount to harassment on the part of the NSA. In the middle of being investigated, Fatima sat at her kitchen table at home in Nigeria with her sister and considered her options. One particularly attractive option was a job offer at the United Nations – but that would have meant an end to the counter-radicalisation educational and counselling work she had poured herself into, and that was core to her personal values.
Topic List
Organisational Behaviour
Industry
NGO; Public Sector
LBS Case Number
CS-21-010
Location
Nigeria
Publication Notes
https://publishing.london.edu/cases/fatima-akilu-staying-true-to-her-values-b/
Available on ECCH
No
