Buhari Appoints Chief Of Staff, SGF

President Muhammadu Buhari has affirmed the arrangements of Mr 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 additionally affirmed the arrangements 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), an announcement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said on Thursday.

The arrangements are with impact from today, August 27, 2015.

Mr Lawal, the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation hails from Hong Local Government Area, Adamawa State. He moved on 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 building up his own particular ICT and Telecommunications counseling firm in 1990.

He is additionally an individual from the Nigeria Computer Society, the Nigeria Society of Engineers and the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria.

Mr 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 different limits throughout the years.

The new Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Ali holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Criminology. He was military overseer 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 instructive capabilities incorporate a Masters Degree in Public Administration.