Your Appointment Comes With Responsibilities, Unconventional Demands Requiring Candor, Govs Tell Gambari

By Matthew Ogune, Abuja

GOVERNORS under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) have  informed the new Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Gambari that his appointment comes with great responsibilities and unconventional demands requiring candor.

Governors in a congratulatory message sent to Gambari by their Chairman, Kayode Fayemi added that the office also requires discipline, professionalism, loyalty, focus, diligence and the highest level of service.

Message reads in part: “Congratulatory Message On behalf of the Thirty Six (36) democratically elected State Governors of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (FGN) under the platform of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), I write to congratulate you and to express our deep joy on your appointment to the exalted Office of the Chief of Staff to our President, General Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR.

“As you know, this appointment comes with great responsibilities and unconventional demands requiring candor, discipline, professionalism, loyalty, focus, diligence and the highest level of service.

“Your credentials, pedigree, experience and career trajectory both locally and globally speak to your capacity”

“As Governors, we are excited about this appointment.

“We are available at the sub-national level to work with you as you strive to make a positive difference in our country even more so now with the exacerbation of our circumstances precipitated by the volatility of oil prices and the Covid-19 pandemic.

“We wish you God’s guidance and the best of luck in this very important and challenging assignment.”