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Source: www.mynigeria.com

Wikipedia changes Abba Kyari's title from Chief of Staff to Politican

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Wikipedia has changed Abba Kyari's title from Buhari ex-Chief of Staff to "politician."

This was revealed in an investigation by mynigeria.com after running through the deceased profile on the free online encyclopedia, today.

Recall that Kyari died Friday, April 17, 2020, after a long battle with coronavirus.

The introductory excerpt from Wikipedia read thus:

"Abba Kyari OON was a Nigerian politician and who served as Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari."

Kyari was an influential figure within the Buhari administration. During the administration's first term, he worked mainly behind the scenes to implement the president's agenda. In 2019 with Buhari's re-election for a second term, he ordered his cabinet to channel all requests through Kyari's office.Further enhancing his influence within government circles, and being labelled as the de facto head of government.

In 2017, following a leaked memo, Kyari became embroiled in a public argument with the Head of Civil Service,who was later removed from office and arrested.

In 2020, in another leaked memo, Babagana Monguno the National Security Adviser accused Kyari of meddling in matters of national security.

Abba Kyari died in a Lagos hospital on 17 April 2020, after testing positive for COVID-19.