Many Nigerians have been itching to know who will wear the shoes of late Abba Kyari.
While Nigerians were waiting to know the new Chief of Staff, CoS, the name of a Nigerian scholar and diplomat surfaced on the social media platforms on Tuesday.
5 Things About New Chief Of Staff
1. He is Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, an indigene of Kwara state, a former Minister for External Affairs and also a former secretary-general of the United Nations.
2. The Professor who was born on November 24, 1944, served Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations (USG) for the Department of Political Affairs (DPA) in 2005.
3. Gambari was a visiting professor at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Georgetown University and Howard University.
4. Gambari graduated from King’s College, Lagos and later attended the London School of Economics where he obtained his B. Sc. (Economics) degree.
5. Professor Gambari began his teaching career at the City University of New York before working at the University of Albany before proceeding to Ahmadu Bello University, in Zaria, Kaduna State.