Buhari’s soon-to-be chief of staff, Gambari, arrives Presidential Villa

Former Minister of External Affairs, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, who has been spoken of as President Muhammadu Buhari’s next chief of staff following the death of Abba Kyari, has arrived State House, Abuja.

Gambari was received on Wednesday by senior government officials including the Director of Protocol, Yakubu Ahmed, and the Permanent Secretary State House, Tijani Umar.

Others who received him include the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs, Office of the Vice President, Abdullahi Gwari, and the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu.

The professor of political science was ushered into the Aso Chambers.

It is expected that President Buhari will unveil Gambari later during a virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.