NewsBreaking: Buhari Appoints Economic Adviser After 6 Years In Office

Breaking: Buhari Appoints Economic Adviser After 6 Years In Office

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By James Orji

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President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr Doyin Salami as the nation’s Chief Economic Adviser, CEA.

This is the first time the president has appointed somebody into that position since he came to office in 2015, after been criticized by critics who said he did not follow the tradition set by his predecessors since Nigeria returned to democracy in 1999.

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Past chief Economic Advisers include Phillip Asiodu and Prof. Charles Soludo who later became Central Bank Governor and now Anambra state governor-in-waiting.

According to a statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, “Salami, up till now Chairman of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC).

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“A 1989 doctorate degree graduate in Economics of Queen Mary College, University of London, Doyin Salami, 59, is Managing Director and Head Markets Practice at KAINOS Edge Consulting Limited, and member of the Adjunct Faculty at the Lagos Business School (LBS), Pan-Atlantic University, where he recently attained the rank of Senior Fellow/Associate Professor.

The Chief Economic Adviser to the President is expected to address all issues on the domestic economy and present views on them to the President; closely monitor national and international developments, trends and develop appropriate policy responses; develop and recommend to the President national economic policies to foster macro-economic stability, promote growth, create jobs, and eradicate poverty, among others,” Adesina said

 

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