Ibrahim Gambari, chief of staff President Muhammadu Buhari,
says as the president’s assistant, he is not to be heard.
Speaking during a Channels Television programme on
Wednesday, Gambari said he would provide the president with the “best advice to
organise the office and to make sure that the machinery runs smoothly.”
“It is about the president, not about the chief of staff,”
he said during the phone-in programme.
“I am, as the chief of staff, his assistant, one of his
assistants, and maybe one of his principal assistants; and that has to be
understood right from the beginning.
“The chief of staff is not to be heard but to be there to
serve the president and to make sure his priorities are carried out
efficiently, properly and broadly.”
He also told Nigerians to expect a “very loyal, dedicated
and hopefully, efficient service” to the president in terms of his priorities
and legacy.
Asked how he would interact with Nigerians, he said: “That
will be dependent on the demands of the office but as I said, it is not about
the chief of staff but is about the president of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria.”
Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation
(SGF), announced on Wednesday that Buhari had appointed Gambari to replace Abba
Kyari who died on April 17 after contracting COVID-19.
The new chief of staff, who is from Kwara state, was the
minister of external affairs from 1984 to 1985 under Buhari’s military regime.
He also served as the under secretary-general of the UN and
special adviser to the secretary-general on Africa between 1999 and 2005.
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