UPDATED: Buhari appoints Lawal as SGF, Kyari as CoS
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Engr. Babachir David Lawal as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
Also appointed were Alhaji Abba Kyari (Chief of Staff to the President) and Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd.) as the Comptroller-General, Nigerian Customs Service.
The president also approved the appointments of Mr. Kure Martin Abeshi as the Comptroller-General, Nigerian Immigration Service; Senator Ita S.J. Enang as the SSA to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate) and Hon. Suleiman A. Kawu as the SSA to the President on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives).
The appointments are with effect from today, 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 Masters Degree in Public Administration.
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ARE YOU SURPRISED. BUHARI WAS ASSISTED BY THE YORUBAS TO FURTHER HIS NORTHERN AGENDA POLICY. MORE SURPRISES ARE IN THE OFFING.
The marker was laid a long time ago. Anyone complaining was living in a dream-land…this is pro-Northern Government. Some of those who brought PMB will be lucky if they can escape jail.
Government of the North by the North and for the North.
When bible said ,”fear North” you people thought it was a joke. Lolz
It seems obvious that there is only one country that exist in Buhari’s mind-The Islamic Republic of Northern Nigeria
Even if his whole appointments are coming from the northern part of Nigeria,let them work fro the overall interest of of all Nigerians.Nothing is forever.
We don’t care where they are from so far they are honest and can deliver the desired change.Ba komi
We will review and take appropriate action.