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Gambari Buhari’s confidant as military Head of State may be next Chief of Staff

Gambari Buhari’s confidant as military Head of State may be next Chief of Staff May 12, 2020 | EASTERN PILOT A combination of photos...


Gambari Buhari’s confidant as military Head of State may be next Chief of Staff


May 12, 2020 | EASTERN PILOT

A combination of photos of President Muhammadu Buhari and former minister, Professor Ibrahim Gambari. There are strong indications that Professor Gambari may succeed late Abba Kyari as the Chief of Staff to the President.

A former Minister of External Affairs, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, may be the next Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari.

Although the Presidency has yet to formally confirm this, there are strong indications that the announcement will be made at the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, May 13, 2020.

Professor Gambari served as the Minister for External Affairs between 1984 and 1985.

He held several leadership positions at the national and international levels, and has built extensive contacts with governments, as well as public and private institutions, especially in Africa.

The 75-year-old diplomat was also the Chairman of the United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid (1990-1994).

He later served as Under-Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Department of Political Affairs between 2005 and 2007.

If appointed on Wednesday, Professor Gambari will succeed the former Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, who died of coronavirus (COVID-19) complications.

The late Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Abba Kyari, during the Federal Executive Council meeting held at the State House in Abuja on July 25, 2018.

According to the Presidency, Kyari who was President Buhari’s chief of staff since 2015 died on April 17 at the age of 67.

He was said to have been infected with COVID-19 almost two weeks after he returned from a trip to Germany during which he met with officials of Siemens on Nigeria’s electricity expansion programme.

On March 29, the late Chief of Staff confirmed in a statement that he had tested positive for the disease, putting an end to the controversy surrounding his health status.

He was laid to rest on April 18, a day after the Presidency announced his death.

Meanwhile, the Personal Assistant to the President on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, said President Buhari would preside over a virtual FEC meeting from his office.

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