Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has appointed Dr. Hakeem Baba
Ahmed, as his new Chief of Staff.
In a statement by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Yusuph
Olaniyonu, Saraki said the appointment takes immediate effect.
Baba Ahmed, 61, was educated at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, London
School of Economics and University of Sussex, both in the United Kingdom.
He holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree.
A consummate public servant and intellectual, he started his working
career as a lecturer with the then University of Sokoto now known as
Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto, before joining the Kaduna State Civil
Service. He later transferred his service to the Federal Civil Service
where he rose to become Permanent Secretary.
He was permanent Secretary at various times in the Presidency and later
Ministry of Commerce and Industry. He later became Secretary of the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He is a holder of the
national honour of Officer of the Federal Republic (OFR).
The new Chief of Staff to the Senate President is a columnist with the
Daily Trust newspapers.