‎Buhari appoints Ipaye as Deputy Chief of Staff

Adetokunbo Fakeye

Nigeria’s President,  Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr. Rahman Adeola Ipaye as Deputy Chief of Staff.

President also formally approved the appointment of Laolu Akande as Senior Special Assistant to the Vice-President on Media and Publicity.

This was contained in a statement on Thursday by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity.

According to Adesina, the two new appointees will work in the Office of the Vice President.

 Mr. Ipaye is the immediate past Attorney General of Lagos State. He studied at the University of Lagos where he graduated with B.A. (Hons) Degree (History) in 1984; LL.B. Hons (1988) and LL.M. (1991).

He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators respectively.

 Before his appointment as Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Ipaye was employed as a lecturer in the Department of Commercial and Industrial Law, University of Lagos (1992 to 2001); Special Assistant (Legal Matters) to the Governor of Lagos State (2001 to 2007); and Special Adviser (Taxation and Revenue) to the Governor of Lagos State and member of the State Executive Council (2007 to 2011).