Abuja (AFP) - Nigeria's
President Muhammadu Buhari made former United Bank for Africa chief
Alhaji Abba Kyari his new chief of staff Thursday,
as part of his first
senior government appointments since taking office.
Kyari,
who has degrees in law and sociology from Cambridge and Warwick
universities in the United Kingdom, has held a number of roles in the
private sector, including at Unilever and Mobil, Buhari's spokesman Femi
Adesina said in a statement.
The chief of staff is a non-ministerial role but its holder is typically an important fixer and influential presidential aide.
The
role of government secretary went to Babachir David Lawal, an engineer
with experience in telecoms, while retired colonel Hameed Ibrahim Ali
becomes head of the Nigerian Customs Service.
Former
lawmakers Ita Enang and Suleiman Kawu were appointed as advisers on
parliament while the Nigerian Immigration Service is to be headed by
Kure Martin.
Buhari came to
power on May 29, vowing to crush Boko Haram, the Islamist insurgency in
the northeast, and crack down on endemic corruption.
He has yet to name any ministers but is expected to unveil his cabinet within weeks.
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