10 Things You May Not Know About The Late Abba Kyari (See)

Former Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari

As the country grieves the demise of the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, who was buried earlier today in Abuja, here are 10 things to think about him: 

1. Abba Kyari hailed from Borno State and was conceived on November 17, 1938. 

2. The 81-year-old was a legal advisor, businessman, and government official. 

3. In August 2015, Kyari was delegated as the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. 

4. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology from the University of Warwick, England, in 1980. 

5. The late COS likewise held a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Law from the University of Cambridge, England, and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1983. 

6. Kyari had filled in as an Editor with the New Africa Holdings Limited, Kaduna Between 1988, and had worked with the Borno State Executive Council as Commissioner for Forestry and Animal Resources in 1990. 

7. He additionally functioned as an Executive Director, Management Services, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and was designated a Director of Unilever Nigeria Plc in 2002. 

8. He filled in as an Honorary Member of the Presidential Advisory Council on Investment in Nigeria somewhere in the range of 2000 and 2005. 

9. Kyari was a holder of the Nigerian Honor Award of Officer of the Order of the Niger (O.O.N). 

10. Kyari, who kicked the bucket after a brief period of combating COVID-19, is survived by a spouse and four kids.