Ibrahim Gambari: Meet PMB’s new Chief of Staff
13 May 2020 |
7:15 pm
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Professor Ibrahim Gambari as his new chief of staff, replacing the late Abba Kyari, who died of COVID-19 on April 17.
But who is Professor Gambari?
Here are five things to know about the resident’s new chief of staff.
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