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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