Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria Mallam Abba Kyari Died

Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria Mallam Abba Kyari Died

Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, passes on. The funeral arrangements to be announced soon

Mallam Abba Kyari the Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria Dead last night

The funeral arrangements of Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari are yet to be announced

The deceased had tested positive to the ravaging COVID-19, and had been receiving treatment. But he died on Friday, April 17, 2020.

Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria Mallam Abba Kyari Died

Abba Kyari was the top aide to President Buhari and one of the most powerful men in the country; deaths on African continent have passed

The Nigerian president’s chief of staff, Abba Kyari, has died after contracting Covid-19, two presidency spokesmen said on Twitter, as Covid-19 deaths on the continent pass 1,000.

Kyari, who was in his 70s and had underlying health problems, including diabetes, was the top official aide to 77-year-old President Muhammadu Buhari and one of the most powerful men in the country.

Mallam Kyari  had tested positive for COVID-19 on March 23,2020 following an official trip to Germany nine days earlier.

There were, however, no immediate details about where he died.

According to Wikipedia, Kyari graduated from the University of Warwick, UK, with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology in 1980.

He also received a bachelor’s degree in Law from the University of Cambridge and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1983 after attending the Nigerian Law School.

Mallam Kyari is a Muslim

Kyari had tested positive for the coronavirus in March after a trip to Germany and Egypt.

Doctors attending to the late Chief of Staff had obtained his medical records from Wellington Hospital, St John’s Wood, London, which showed that he (Kyari) had some other ailments that could hamper his rate of recovery from COVID-19.

The Wellington Hospital, which is located in North London, is the largest independent hospital in the United Kingdom.

Kyari, in a letter on March 29, had said he was conveyed to Lagos on an air ambulance to do additional tests and observation, adding that he took the decision based on medical advice as a precautionary measure.

He further stated that he made his personal care arrangements to avoid further burdening the public health system, which faces so much pressure.

Late Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria Mallam Abba Kyari Burial Arrangement

Nigeria Chief of Staff Mallam Abba Kyari Died on Friday April 17th 2020