Atiku appoints Zango as principal secretary

By Guardian Nigeria

02 November 2022 | 2:17 am

Zango’s appointment was announced in a letter personally signed by the presidential flag bearer. The appointee, an indigene of Katsina State, is a seasoned public officer who ...

PRESIDENTIAL candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has appointed Ibrahim Zango as his principal secretary.

Zango’s appointment was announced in a letter personally signed by the presidential flag bearer. The appointee, an indigene of Katsina State, is a seasoned public officer who has served Nigeria in foreign missions, including the United Kingdom and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, among others.

Zango was the Chief Protocol Officer at the Presidential Villa between 2001 and 2002.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from University of Sokoto and a Masters in International Relations at the Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

He is a Fellow of the Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Washington DC.
Zango has also attended several specialised training in the operation, administration and management of foreign service both at home and abroad. His appointment takes immediate effect.

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Atiku appoints Zango as principal secretary

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