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STATE
HOUSE PRESS RELEASE
PRESIDENT
BUHARI APPOINTS SGF, CHIEF OF STAFF, OTHERS
President Muhammadu
Buhari has approved the following appointments:
- Engr. Babachir David Lawal - Secretary to the Government of the Federation
- Alhaji Abba Kyari - Chief of Staff to the President
- Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd.) - Comptroller-General, Nigerian Customs Service
- Mr. Kure Martin Abeshi - Comptroller-General, Nigerian Immigration Service
- Senator Ita S.J. Enang - SSA to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate)
- Hon. Suleiman A. Kawu - 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.
Femi
Adesina
Special
Adviser to the President
(Media
& Publicity)
August
27, 2015
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