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| Abba Kyari |
The
Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Abba
Kyari is dead.
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi
Adesina, announced Mr Kyari’s death on Twitter. He wrote:
Adesina, announced Mr Kyari’s death on Twitter. He wrote:
Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam
Abba Kyari, passes on. May God rest his soul. Amen. Funeral arrangements to be
announced soon.
Abba Kyari, passes on. May God rest his soul. Amen. Funeral arrangements to be
announced soon.
— Femi Adesina (@FemAdesina) April 17, 2020
Another of the President’s spokespersons, Mr Garba Shehu, who also
tweeted about the development said Mr Kyari died on Friday while noting that
the funeral arrangements will be announced shortly.
tweeted about the development said Mr Kyari died on Friday while noting that
the funeral arrangements will be announced shortly.
Recall that news that Mr Kyari had tested positive for COVID-19 first
broke on March 24, about 10 days after he returned from a trip to Germany
during which he met with officials of Siemens in Munich on Nigeria’s
electricity expansion programme.
broke on March 24, about 10 days after he returned from a trip to Germany
during which he met with officials of Siemens in Munich on Nigeria’s
electricity expansion programme.
Mr Kyari confirmed the news in a statement on March 29, the same day
President Buhari made his first nationwide broadcast on the pandemic and
announced a two-week lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory,
Abuja.
President Buhari made his first nationwide broadcast on the pandemic and
announced a two-week lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory,
Abuja.
In his statement, Mr Kyari revealed that he would be transferred to
Lagos from the FCT for treatment and expressed the hope that he would recover
and return to work soon.
Lagos from the FCT for treatment and expressed the hope that he would recover
and return to work soon.
At the time, Mr Kyari said he felt well and did not exhibit any signs of
the disease, which has now infected 493 people in the country and claimed 17
lives, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
the disease, which has now infected 493 people in the country and claimed 17
lives, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
A Kanuri from Borno, Mr Kyari was one of President’s Buhari’s closest
allies.
allies.
Appointed Chief of Staff in August 2015, he became considered one of the
most influential and powerful members of the Buhari administration.
most influential and powerful members of the Buhari administration.
Prior to his foray into politics, Mr Kyari had a professional career as a lawyer and spent years in the banking industry, rising to become the Chief Executive Officer of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) at some point.
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