The Chief of Staff for Nigeria’s president Abba Kyari who died of coronavirus will be buried to at the Gudu Cemetery in Abuja
Abba Kyari was born on the 17th of November 1938 and died 17 April 2020, he was a Nigerian politician who served as Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari
Early life and education
A Kanuri from Borno, not much is known about his early life. In 1980, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Warwick and also received a bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Cambridge In 1983, he was called to the Nigerian Bar after attending the Nigerian Law School
In 1984, he obtained a master’s degree in law from the University of Cambridge. He later attended the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland and participated in the Program for Management Development at the Harvard Business School, in 1992 and 1994, respectively.
Kyari was an influential figure within the Buhari administration. During the administration’s first term, he worked mainly behind the scenes to implement the president’s agenda. In 2019 with Buhari’s re-election for a second term, he ordered his cabinet to channel all requests through Kyari’s office. Further enhancing his influence within government circles, and being labeled as the de facto head of government.
Family
Kyari was married to the sister-in-law of Ibrahim Tahir, and had four children.
Health
On March 24, 2020, it was made public that Kyari tested positive for COVID-19 on March 23, following an official trip to Germany nine days before.
Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu,
Kyari will be buried in line with the guidelines for the burial of patients who died from coronavirus.
he said
He died at First Cardiology Consultants Hospital, Lagos on 17 April 2020, he died from complications related to COVID-19