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Afonja on the beat

Wow

Recycling fossils as leaders.

Can you see how much trouble Nigeria is in

naptu2:
Biography.

Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, CFR (born November 24, 1944, in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian scholar and diplomat. He was Minister for External Affairs between 1984 and 1985. Gambari has been appointed by the secretary-general of United Nations Ban Ki-moon and the chairperson of the African Union Commission as Joint African Union-United Nations Special Representative for Darfur effective from 1 January 2010. He is currently the Special Adviser on the International Compact with Iraq and Other Issues for the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Previously, he served as the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations (USG) for the Department of Political Affairs (DPA). He was appointed on June 10, 2005, and assumed the post on July 1 of that year.

On March 4, 2013, Ibrahim Gambari was named by the Kwara State Governor, AbdulFatah Ahmad, as the pioneer chancellor of the Kwara State University, making him the ceremonial head of the university who presides over convocations to award degrees and diplomas and also supports the vision and mission of the university in all respects, including fundraising, social, economic and academic goals. As a university that continues to gain credence as a community development university with world class standards, the selection of Gambari is expected to give the institution additional international boost and recognition. Gambari is also co-chair of the Albright-Gambari Commission.

Education
Gambari attended King's College, Lagos. He subsequently attended the London School of Economics where he obtained his B. Sc. (Economics) degree (1968) with specialisation in International Relations. He later obtained his M.A. (1970) and Ph. D. (1974) degrees from Columbia University, New York, USA in Political Science /International Relations.

Academic career
Gambari began his teaching career in 1969 at City University of New York before working at University of Albany. Later, he taught at Ahmadu Bello University, in Zaria, Kaduna State, the second largest university in Africa. From 1986 to 1989, he was Visiting Professor at three universities in Washington, D.C.: Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Georgetown University and Howard University. He has also been a research fellow at the Brookings Institution also in Washington D.C. and a Resident Scholar at the Bellagio Study and Conference Center, the Rockefeller Foundation-run center in Italy. He was accorded, honoris causa, the title of Doctor of Humane Letters (D.Hum.Litt.) from the University of Bridgeport. He is a member of the Johns Hopkins University's Society of Scholars. He was decorated with the title of Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) by the Government of Nigeria.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Gambari


His nephew, Alhaji Ibrahim Kolapo Sulu Gambari, is the Emir of Ilorin.

His profile seems interesting... I hope he delivers righteously.

From KyaRI to GambaRI nna ihea na gbam gaRI

Buhari is plainly silly

For the first time ever that i'll be saying this to Buhari....Welldone Buhari

Old horse.

Okay

Lol. So babagana kingebe just go like that.. Hmm
Welcome Sir

Why

To some persons this is a Fair appointment...
No critics shall be coming from them henceforth


I wish you good luck and pray you relate to Mr President what needs to be done....

Congratulations to him we hope he contributes positively to the growth of this nation

Nice One

Really

The man look like Ghanaian

Served as minister 30 years ago and now still in power?


What's the big deal in the COS office that requires such an old person?

What happened to young energetic people?

Hmm

seunmsg:
Not a bad choice.

Yes a very good choice.Aisha or lai must have a hand in this.though a northerner,he is a Yoruba man.up buhari

Nice one.

And we are the children and leaders of tomorrow

Chai.

Recycling of the old wine in new bottle

Nice one from the president buhari. I never knew he had other plans playing the silent game with Nigerians on the appointment of the chief of staff

Baba don shock those clamouring for Tinubu. �

chloedogie:
Truth is Buhari has so many surprises in his sleeve. Wouldn't have ever thought someone from Kwara will be his chief of staff. That office is like the soul of the president. I am now believing the news I read few days back that a new cabal is cropping up.

Lolz, the soul has relocated. The president can move the soul to where ever he wants, the most important thing is to be the right hand man.

Yoruba Muslim as chief of staff to the president. I don't believe this o. But I don't think they will allow this one to dominate like Abba Kyari. So Hausa Fulani get much sense like this.

Hmmmm

Buhari can be unpredictable sometimes tho

chloedogie:
Truth is Buhari has so many surprises in his sleeve. Wouldn't have ever thought someone from Kwara will be his chief of staff. That office is like the soul of the president. I am now believing the news I read few days back that a new cabal is cropping up.

Sir, now new cabal is cropping up. It's unfortunate that people just speculate fake things about the presidency. President Buhari is the President, he appoints whom he wants, and the buck stops at his desk.

Another old man.
No hope for Nigerian youths.