The New Abba Kyari Of Nigeria: Ibrahim Agboola Gambari -By Abdulwaheed Sofiullahi

It’s exactly on April 18, President Muhammadu Buhari announced that his chief of staff, Abba Kyari, died from COVID-19 when a man like a million was needed mostly with his prominent and trustworthy attitude. This unexpected tragedy made Nigeria and the administration of President Buhari in a deep sorrowing mood. The role of Kyari will not be forgotten, because he played the central technocratic role in the functioning of the office of the presidency. And Nigerians fixed him as being a leader of good governance. Most of the citizens were thinking who exactly can be chosen, that can apparently acting like Abba: nobody knows before who could be picked to heal the presidency pain and replace the seat. The media was unfortunately filled with announcement of a new chief of staff to the President,  congratulatory messages pimped everywhere that Prof. Ibrahim Agoola Gambari was appointed as new Abba of Nigeria. 

Professor Ibrahim A. Gambari is a scholar-diplomat, is the Founder/Chairman of the Board of Directors of Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy, and Development, a non-governmental think-tank on research, policy studies, advocacy and training on the nexus between conflict prevention and resolution, democratization and development in Africa. The man has had an international and national appointment; also he has had a well strictly educative background like the formal chief of staff to the president, Mallam Abba. 

However, believe me, or not; the involvement of him in the new era Nigeria governance and being an intellect in an academic congregation, perhaps, he’s not unlike patriot or a dysfunctional leader. But his attractive ways of living might definitely be the main reason behind the appointment. Nevertheless, if the democratic ways are the main reason behind it, he wouldn’t have been the lucky one to be appointed. Expectantly, there are numerous political warriors people suggested before the announcement was made by the president. And the masses’ would be expecting him to promote Nigeria with his international experiences: thus the reality of being appointed was his capabilities and ways of living. Also, the president barely claims he is always a trustworthy man and the person that can be working with him must be alike. May Nigerians see their expectations in them.