PRESIDENT BUHARI APPOINTS CHIEF OF STAFF & SSG.

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Engr. Babachir David Lawal as Secretary to the Government  of the Federation.

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said this in a statement on Thursday.

He said the president also on Thursday approved the appointment of Alhaji Abba Kyari as Chief of Staff to the President.

The president also appointed Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd.) As Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service and Mr. Kure Martin Abeshi, Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service.

Also appointmented are Senator Ita S.J. Enang as Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate) and Hon. Suleiman A. Kawu,   Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives).

The presidential spokesman said all the appointments were with effect from August 27, 2015.

Engr. Lawal, the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation hails from Hong Local Government Area, Adamawa State. He graduated from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1979 with a Bachelor of Engineering Degree and worked with the Delta Steel Company, Aladja, Nigerian External Telecommunications Limited and Data Sciences Limited before establishing his own ICT and Telecommunications consulting firm in 1990. He is also a member of the Nigeria Computer Society, the Nigeria Society of Engineers and the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria.

Alhaji Abba Kyari, the new Chief of Staff to the President holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees from the University of Cambridge and the University of Warwick in Law and Sociology. He has worked with the New Nigeria Development Company, New Africa Holdings, African International Bank, United Bank for Africa, Unilever, and Mobil in various capacities over the years.

The new Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Ali holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Criminology. He was military administrator of Kaduna State from 1996 to 1998.

The new Comptroller- General of Immigration, Mr. Abeshi hails from Nasarawa State. He joined the Nigerian Immigration Service in 1989 as an Assistant Comptroller. His educational qualifications include a Master’s Degree in Public Administration.