{"id":25050,"date":"2020-05-13T18:29:06","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T18:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=25050"},"modified":"2020-05-13T18:29:06","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T18:29:06","slug":"ibrahim-gambari-breaks-silence-after-appointment-as-new-chief-of-staff-by-buhari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ibrahim-gambari-breaks-silence-after-appointment-as-new-chief-of-staff-by-buhari","title":{"rendered":"Ibrahim Gambari breaks silence after appointment as new Chief of Staff by Buhari"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>The new Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, has made it clear his primary allegiance would be to President Muhammadu Buhari and not the public.<\/p>\n<p>Gambari stated this while speaking to State House correspondents on Wednesday, shortly after his appointment was made official.<\/p>\n<p>He thanked Buhari for deeming him worthy to serve in the new capacity and promised to serve to the best of his ability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thank the President of the Federal Republic for giving me the opportunity to serve him and of course, the country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Asked what Nigerians should expect from him as Chief of Staff, he said \u201cwe have not started, I\u2019ll have to find out. I don\u2019t report directly to the nation, I report to the President.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gambari also assured Buhari of his loyalty, competence and support\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He added that his guiding principle would be \u201cto serve the President to the best of his ability\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: The new Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, has made it clear his primary allegiance would be to President Muhammadu Buhari and not the public. Gambari stated this while speaking to State House correspondents on Wednesday, shortly after his appointment was made official. 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