New report revealed that President
Muhammadu Buhari has appointed six new major government officials.
According to a press
statement on Wednesday, August 27, by Femi Adesina, the special adviser to the
president on media and publicity, the president 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.
Meanwhile, Catholic bishops
have expressed their support for President Muhammadu Buhari for his
anti-corruption war.

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