President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, CFR is his new chief of staff, it was gathered in a yet-to-be-officially-confirmed memo made available to WAP News. The appointment took political observers by surprise because there were speculations that the new CoS would come within the current cabinet.
Hon. Gambari, (born November 24, 1944, in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria) is an academic and diplomat who has diligently served various regimes at several capacities.
He was Minister for External Affairs between 1984 and 1985; Nigerian Ambassador to the United Nations from 1990 to 1999; President of UNICEF in 1999; Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Special Adviser on Africa from 1999 to 2005; Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for Political Affairs from 2005 to 2007.
On March 4, 2013, Ibrahim Gambari was appointed the pioneer Chancellor of the Kwara State University, the ceremonial head that presides over convictions to award degrees and also supports the vision of the institution.
WAP will keep you updated with full coverage of this development.
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