President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the
following appointments:
Babachir David Lawal – Secretary to the
Government of the Federation
Abba Kyari – Chief of Staff to the President
Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd.) – Comptroller-Gen
eral, Nigerian Customs Service
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.
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.
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)
