Buhari Appoints Lawal as SGF, Kyari, New Chief of Staff

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

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.

A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina said Alhaji Abba Kyari has been appointed as Chief of Staff to the President.

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, is now Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd.). Ali holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Criminology.

He was military administrator of Kaduna State from 1996 to 1998.

Mr. Kure Martin Abeshi is now the Comptroller-General, Nigerian Immigration Service.

Other appointments by the president are: Senator Ita S.J. Enang who is now the Senior Special Assistant (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 statement said the appointments ‎took effect from yesterday are August 27, 2015.

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.