Buhari Appoints Secretary To The Federal Government, Chief Of Staff, Others

[Admin]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointments of Engr.
Babachir David Lawal as Secretary to the Government of the Federation,
Alhaji Abba Kyari as Chief of Staff to the President and Col. Hameed
Ibrahim Ali (rtd.) as Comptroller-General Nigerian Customs Service (NCS).
The President has also approved the appointments of Mr. Kure Martin
Abeshi -as Comptroller-General, Nigerian Immigration Service, Senator Ita
S.J. Enang as SSA to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate),
Hon. Suleiman A. Kawu as SSA to the President on National Assembly
Matters (House of Representatives), a statement by his Special Adviser on
Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said on Thursday.
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.