The newly appointed Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, stated on Wednesday that his primary allegiance would be to President Muhammadu Buhari and not Nigerians.
Gambari stated this when he briefly spoke to State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa.
He thanked President Buhari for finding him worthy to serve in the new capacity, adding that he would serve the President to the best of his ability.
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He said, “I thank the President of the Federal Republic for giving me the opportunity to serve him and of course, the country.”
Asked what Nigerians should expect from him as Chief of Staff, he said “we have not started, I’ll have to find out. I don’t report directly to the nation, I report to the President”.
On what he has to offer the President, he said “my loyalty, competence and support”, adding that his guiding principle as Chief of Staff would be “to serve the President to the best of my ability.”
