Abba Kyari

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Abba Kyari (born September 23, 1952 in Borno , † April 17, 2020 in Lagos ) was Chief of Staff of the President of Nigeria from August 2015 to April 2020 .

Early life and education

Abba Kyari was born on September 23, 1952 into a Kanuri family from Borno . He was educated at St. Paul's College in Wusasa and later on the advice of journalist Mamman Daura and sociologist and politician Ibrahim Tahir, he considered joining the Nigerian army.

He graduated from the University of Warwick with a bachelor's degree in sociology in 1980 . After attending the Nigerian Law School, Kyari was appointed to the Nigerian Bar Association in 1983.

In 1984 he earned a master's degree in law from Cambridge University . He later attended the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne and participated in the Harvard Business School's leadership development program in 1992 and 1994 .

Career

Kyari continued to work for the law firm Fani-Kayode and Sowemimo for some time after returning to Nigeria.

From 1988 to 1990 he was an editor at New Africa Holdings Limited Kaduna. In the 1990s, he also served as the forestry and animal resources commissioner in Borno state .

From 1990 to 1995, Kyari was secretary to the board of directors of African International Bank Limited , a subsidiary of Bank of Credit and Commerce International .

Kyari served as Managing Director of United Bank for Africa and was later named Chief Executive Officer . In 2002 he was appointed to the board of directors of Unilever Nigeria and was later appointed to the board of directors of ExxonMobil Nigeria.

Chief of Staff of the President

In August 2015, Kyari was appointed Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari .

Kyari was an influential figure within the Buhari government.

During the government's first term, he mainly worked behind the scenes to implement the president's agenda. In 2019, when Buhari was re-elected for a second term, he directed his cabinet to channel all inquiries through Kyari's office. Kyari expanded his influence in government circles and was named as the de facto head of government.

In 2017, following a leaked memo, Kyari got into a public argument with the civil service chief, who was later removed from office and arrested.

In 2020, Babagana Monguno, the national security adviser, accused Kyari of meddling on national security issues in another leaked memo.

Personal

Kyari was married to Ibrahim Tahir's sister-in-law and had four children.

On March 24, 2020, it was announced that Kyari tested positive for COVID-19 on March 23, after taking an official trip to Munich nine days earlier . There were reports that he had been flown out of the country for treatment, and Reuters later reported that he had "a history of medical complications, including diabetes."

On March 29, 2020, Kyari announced in an official statement that he would be relocated from isolation in Abuja to Lagos for "preventive treatment".

Kyari died on the evening of April 17, 2020 at the age of 67 as a result of an infection with SARS-CoV-2 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Samuel Ogundipe: EXCLUSIVE: Abba Kyari's real date of birth uncovered ( en-GB ) to: Premium Times . April 18, 2020.
  2. ↑ Tonye Bakare: Buhari appoints Lawal as SGF, Kyari as CoS . Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  3. ↑ a b Abba Kyari: Ibrahim Tahir: A Personal Loss . December 23, 2009.
  4. ^ Muhammadu Buhari: To my friend, Mallam Abba Kyari - Buhari . April 18, 2020.
  5. ↑ Funke Aboyade: From Dublin, Law School Set of '83 Plans Big . Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved on August 29, 2015.
  6. ^ Exxon Mobil Nigeria Board of Directors . Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  7. ↑ a b Olumide, Seye: Abba Kyari: A litany of controversies . In: The Guardian (Nigeria) . April 19, 2020. Accessed April 19, 2020.
  8. ↑ Oluwatobi Bolashodun: Fani-Kayode Reacts To Abba Kyari's Appointment . Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  9. ↑ a b Abba Kyari: The Man, The Mandate And The Mission . Leadership. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  10. ↑ Igbo Stanford: Mallam Abba Kyari Biography, Age, Early Life, Family, Net Worth And More .
  11. ↑ Buhari appoints SGF, Chief of Staff, others - Premium Times Nigeria ( en-GB ) August 27, 2015.
  12. ↑ Published: Men of power: Nigeria's most influential power brokers ( en-US )
  13. ↑ In surprise move, Saraki personally submits names of ministers to Buhari - Premium Times Nigeria ( en-GB ) November 3, 2015.
  14. ↑ Go through Abba Kyari to see me, Buhari directs ministers - PM News .
  15. ↑ Abba Kyari: Prime minister in a presidential system ( en-US ) August 25, 2019.
  16. ↑ Oyo-Ita, Kyari In Heated Argument At Presidential Villa .
  17. ↑ Buhari sacks Head of Service, Oyo-Ita - Premium Times Nigeria ( en-GB ) September 18, 2019.
  18. ↑ Yusuf Alli: Alleged N570m fraud: Ex-Head of Service Oyo-Ita arrested ( en-US ) March 23, 2020.
  19. ↑ Samuel Ogundipe: Updated: Exclusive: Buhari's team in disarray as NSA Monguno declares war on Abba Kyari ( en-GB ) February 17, 2020.
  20. ^ Mohammed Haruna: Tahir: The Death of a Radical Conservative .
  21. ↑ Buhari Chief of Staff, Bauchi Govnor don catch coronavirus - See how dem get am. In: BBC News Pidgin. British Broadcasting Corporation , March 24, 2020, accessed April 22, 2020 .
  22. ↑ Desert Herald: Exclusive: Buhari's Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari Admitted at London's Hospital ( en-US )
  23. ↑ Top Nigerian president aide, state governor test positive for coronavirus (en) . In: Reuters , March 24, 2020. 
  24. ↑ Covid-19: Why I moved to Lagos after testing positive - Abba Kyari ( en-GB ) March 29, 2020.
  25. ↑ Buhari's Chief Of Staff Abba Kyari Dies .
personal data
SURNAME Kyari, Abba
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Nigerian lawyer, Chief of Staff to the President
DATE OF BIRTH September 23, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Borno , colonial Nigeria
DATE OF DEATH 17th April 2020
Place of death Lagos , Lagos State , Nigeria