By Adedayo Akinwale
Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, the new Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, is coming on board Buhari presidency with a rich profile from the academia and international diplomatic circle. He also has a pedigree rooted in royalty. An Ilorin prince of the Alimi dynasty from the Ayelabowo Ruling House, Gambari was born on November 24, 1944, in Ilorin, Kwara State.
He attended King’s College, Lagos and went to the London School of Economics, where he obtained his B.Sc in 1968, with specialisation in International Relations.
He obtained his Masters degree in 1970, and later obtained his PhD in Political Science/International Relations in 1974 from Columbia University, New York, USA.
The new Chief of Staff began his teaching career in 1969 at City University of New York before working at University of Albany, He later taught at Ahmadu Bello University, in Zaria, Kaduna State.
He was a Visiting Professor at three…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
