President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Babagana Kingibe Chief of Staff following the death of Abba Kyari who on Friday and the was buried in Abuja on Saturday.
Abba Kyari tested positive to coronavirus on his return from Germany and subsequently died of the infection in Lagos.
Kingibe has been acting as Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari since Kyari left the Presidency for treatment.

Baba Gana Kingibe GCON (born 25 June 1945) is a Nigerian politician, diplomat and government official who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 1995, Minister of Internal Affairs from 1995 to 1997, Minister of Power and Steel from 1997 to 1998; and Secretary to the Government of the Federation from 2007 to 2008.

•POLITICAL CAREER•

Kingibe entered politics in the build up to the transition of the Third Nigerian Republic. In 1988, he was made director of organization of the People's Front of Nigeria which consisted of politicians such as Atiku Abubakar, Bola Tinubu, Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila and Rabiu Kwankwaso, which was then led by Shehu Musa Yar'Adua.

The front later joined with the Social Democratic Party in 1989. During the conduct of elections for national executive positions in the party, Kingibe was sponsored by the People's Front faction of SDP as the party's chairman, a position he went on to clinch. As party chairman, Kingibe was involved in the organization of party's gubernatorial and presidential primaries in 1991 and 1992 respectively.

•1993 presidential election•
However, after the cancellations of presidential elections in 1992 in which Shehu Yar'Adua was a candidate, Kingibe put himself forward as a presidential candidate. He made a split from his initial camp, the PFN group and used his relationships with SDP state party chairmen to build his campaign. He lost the keenly contested primary conducted in Jos but after much prodding from SDP governors, he was selected by the primary winner, MKO Abiola as Vice-presidential running mate, creating a Muslim-Muslim ticket which was initially thought to be a deal breaker in the general elections. The pair won the electoral majority although the result was annulled by abdicating president General Ibrahim Babangida.

•Abacha administration•
Kingibe later joined the Abacha administration as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 1995, Minister of Internal Affairs from 1995 to 1997, and Minister of Power and Steel from 1997 to 1998.

•Secretary to the Government•
In June 2007, he was appointed Secretary to the Government of the Federation. He was unceremoniously removed from office on September 8, 2008 by the President Umaru Yar'Adua, after spreading rumors about the President's ill-health while believed to be contending for the presidency.

•Buhari administration•
Kingibe has been a powerful behind the scenes decision-maker in the Buhari administration, alongside chief of staff Abba Kyari.

Will his time as chief of staff to the President be a love hate relationship with Nigerians like his predecessor? Let's wait and see.

©NJOKU ONYEKACHI (A political/investigative journalist based in Calabar).

Same power hungry Kingibe, the SGF that plotted against his Boss, Musa Yaradua.
Kingibe was hoping to succeed Obasanjo but Obj suddenly picked Yaradua
Yaradua came back to the country and sacked him asap

How long will it take before he begins to plot against an Old Buhari too?
But I trust my President, he was a master of coup plotter.

Congratulations to him

Another old fool

Checkmate Bourdillon.

As predicted

Democracy in Nigeria...

Of the old, by the old and for the... I'm not too sure of this part.

Recycle....

And they told us that we are the leader's of tomorrow.

The same Abacha government family

Braintrain:
Another old fool

Young idiot

Modify

fulaniHERDSman:
Checkmate Bourdillon.

Checkmate Igbos you mean?

vincixpresso:
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Babagana Kingibe Chief of Staff following the death of Abba Kyari who on Friday and the was buried in Abuja on Saturday.
Abba Kyari tested positive to coronavirus on his return from Germany and subsequently died of the infection in Lagos.
Kingibe has been acting as Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari since Kyari left the Presidency for treatment.

Baba Gana Kingibe GCON (born 25 June 1945) is a Nigerian politician, diplomat and government official who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 1995, Minister of Internal Affairs from 1995 to 1997, Minister of Power and Steel from 1997 to 1998; and Secretary to the Government of the Federation from 2007 to 2008.

•POLITICAL CAREER•

Kingibe entered politics in the build up to the transition of the Third Nigerian Republic. In 1988, he was made director of organization of the People's Front of Nigeria which consisted of politicians such as Atiku Abubakar, Bola Tinubu, Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila and Rabiu Kwankwaso, which was then led by Shehu Musa Yar'Adua.

The front later joined with the Social Democratic Party in 1989. During the conduct of elections for national executive positions in the party, Kingibe was sponsored by the People's Front faction of SDP as the party's chairman, a position he went on to clinch. As party chairman, Kingibe was involved in the organization of party's gubernatorial and presidential primaries in 1991 and 1992 respectively.

•1993 presidential election•
However, after the cancellations of presidential elections in 1992 in which Shehu Yar'Adua was a candidate, Kingibe put himself forward as a presidential candidate. He made a split from his initial camp, the PFN group and used his relationships with SDP state party chairmen to build his campaign. He lost the keenly contested primary conducted in Jos but after much prodding from SDP governors, he was selected by the primary winner, MKO Abiola as Vice-presidential running mate, creating a Muslim-Muslim ticket which was initially thought to be a deal breaker in the general elections. The pair won the electoral majority although the result was annulled by abdicating president General Ibrahim Babangida.

•Abacha administration•
Kingibe later joined the Abacha administration as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 1995, Minister of Internal Affairs from 1995 to 1997, and Minister of Power and Steel from 1997 to 1998.

•Secretary to the Government•
In June 2007, he was appointed Secretary to the Government of the Federation. He was unceremoniously removed from office on September 8, 2008 by the President Umaru Yar'Adua, after spreading rumors about the President's ill-health while believed to be contending for the presidency.

•Buhari administration•
Kingibe has been a powerful behind the scenes decision-maker in the Buhari administration, alongside chief of staff Abba Kyari.

Will his time as chief of staff to the President be a love hate relationship with Nigerians like his predecessor? Let's wait and see.

©NJOKU ONYEKACHI (A political/investigative journalist based in Calabar).

It was apparently obvious that he'd be the best choice for PMB

Have you confirmed this?

fake news

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Officialgarri:

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fulaniHERDSman:
Checkmate Bourdillon.

bulls eye..

Interesting

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Officialgarri:
Same power hungry Kingibe, the SGF that plotted against his Boss, Musa Yaradua.
Kingibe was hoping to succeed Obasanjo but Obj suddenly picked Yaradua
Yaradua came back to the country and sacked him asap

How long will it take before he begins to plot against an Old Buhari too?
But I trust my President, he was a master of coup plotter.

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This bus no news! Only that it has been officially announced.He has been the COS since Kyari took ill.

Is this a confirmed news?
Them de appoint person on Sunday

StreetFight:


Checkmate Igbos you mean?

Don't mind him. Igbo man's knowledge is only as deep as hate limits it to be. They only see Tinubu and Osinbajo in Nigerian politics.

While Kyari lived to serve Buhari, Kingibe will already be looking beyond Buhari as one of the ultimate Machiavelli and survivalist in Nigerian politics always scheming for personal access to greater power and not particularly loyal to anyone but himself.

Kingibe is a different animal who is from the school of thought that views politics to be about permanent interest always. Kingibe's focus will now be on relevance beyond 2023.

The myopic Igbo you respond to forget it was this same Baba Gana Kingibe that was running mate to Yoruba man Abiola in a candidacy that won the June 12 election. Go figure for 2023. Lol.

If it's not Abba, it can never be like Kyari.

This one has been power-hungry since 1993 and won't be trusted not to usurp the powers from a weak and docile Buhari, by angling and positioning himself for 2023. But na disgrace dey await am.

Kingibe can not be as calculating, loyal, intelligent, less of a talker like Kyari. He'd feel too big to go so much of the errands Kyari would do and make himself the cabal's fall-guy.

Abba Kyari na confam confra kinda guy, with his emotionless deep stare. You can never guess what's going on in his head with that his piercing stare.

This one go rebel and shout out.

Let's watch and see how it goes sha

We do it for the old politicians.

Like for like

Mamadu Duara on the beat

This man again?
Recycling the old Polithievian is our norms..
Let's see how far this hausa Fulani man will go

psucc:
This bus no news! Only that it has been officially announced.He has been the SGF since Kyari took ill.

Boss Mustapha is still the SGF.

candidtalk:


Don't mind him. Igbo man's knowledge is only as deep as hate limits it to be. They only see Tinubu and Osinbajo in Nigerian politics.

While Kyari lived to serve Buhari, Kingibe will already be looking beyond Buhari as one of the ultimate Machiavelli and survivalist in Nigerian politics always scheming for personal access to greater power and not particularly loyal to anyone but himself.

Kingibe is a different animal who is from the school of thought that views politics to be about permanent interest always. Kingibe's focus will now be on relevance beyond 2023.

The myopic Igbo you respond to forget it was this same Baba Gana Kingibe that was running mate to Yoruba man Abiola in a candidacy that won the June 12 election. Go figure for 2023. Lol.

Cry small small
Not is not handing over ..u go fight to get the power

Buhari never disappoints.

Officialgarri:
Same power hungry Kingibe, the SGF that plotted against his Boss, Musa Yaradua.
Kingibe was hoping to succeed Obasanjo but Obj suddenly picked Yaradua
Yaradua came back to the country and sacked him asap

How long will it take before he begins to plot against an Old Buhari too?
But I trust my President, he was a master of coup plotter.

Relax buhari never planned any coup ...he is not that smart

Na una chief of staff be dis oh, my own chief of staff na my prick. Bleep naija and its government.