Baba Gana Kingibe information

Babagana Kingibe
OV GCON
Babagana Kingibe OV GCON
Secretary to the Government of the Federation
	In office; June 2007 – Sept 2008
President	Umaru Yar'Adua
Preceded by	Ufot Ekaette
Succeeded by	Mahmud Yayale Ahmed
Minister of Power and Steel
	In office; 1997–1998
Head of State	Sani Abacha
Preceded by	Bashir Dalhatu
Succeeded by	Bello Suleiman
Minister of Internal Affairs
	In office; 1995–1997
Head of State	Sani Abacha
Preceded by	Alex Ibru
Succeeded by	Bashir Dalhatu
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 1993–1995
Head of State	Sani Abacha
Preceded by	Matthew Mbu
Succeeded by	Tom Ikimi
Chairman of the Social Democratic Party
	In office; 1990–1992
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Tony Anenih
Secretary of the Constituent Assembly
	In office; 1988–1989
Appointed by	Ibrahim Babangida
Chairman	Anthony Aniagolu
Deputy Chairman	Muhammadu Buba Ardo
Permanent Secretary of the Special Services Office
	In office; 1986–1988
Appointed by	Ibrahim Babangida
Preceded by	Sa’idu Gwarzo
Succeeded by	Bukar Usman
Nigerian Ambassador to Pakistan
	In office; 1984–1987
Appointed by	Muhammadu Buhari
Nigerian Ambassador to Greece and Cyprus
	In office; 1981–1984
Appointed by	Shehu Shagari
Principal Secretary to the President of Nigeria
	In office; 1976–1981
President	Olusegun Obasanjo; Shehu Shagari
Principal Political Secretary, Supreme Military Headquarters
	In office; 1976–1981
Chief of Staff	Shehu Yar'Adua
Personal details
Born	25 June 1945 (age 78); Borno, Northern Region,; British Nigeria; (now Borno State, Nigeria)
Political party	All Progressives Congress; (2015–present)
Other political; affiliations	Peoples Front of Nigeria; (1988–89); Social Democratic Party; (1989–1993); Peoples Democratic Party; (2006–2015);
Spouse	Ireti Kingibe
Education	Bishop's Stortford College
Alma mater	University of Sussex Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Diplomat

Babagana Kingibe OV GCON (born 25 June 1945) is a Nigerian diplomat, politician and civil servant who has held several high ranking government offices, culminating in his appointment as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation from 2007 to 2008. He spent over a decade in the Foreign Service cadre and has been in politics since the 1970s serving six heads of state; most recently as a member of the inner circle of President Muhammadu Buhari.

In 1993, he was the vice-presidential running mate to Chief Moshood Abiola in the annulled 1993 presidential election, before later joining the government in service of military dictator General Sani Abacha and a member of his politico-military caucus as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 1995, Minister of Internal Affairs from 1995 to 1997; and later Minister of Power and Steel from 1997 to 1998.^[3]^[4]

^ "A look at the 1988 constituent assembly debate". nigeriaworld.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
^ "2019: Kingibe Revives SDP To Replace NPDP". independent.ng. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
^ Uwechue, Raph (1991). Africa Who's who. Africa Journal Limited. ISBN 978-0-903274-17-3.
^ "Kingibe, a burnt out grass". Vanguard News. 2018-11-19. Retrieved 2020-07-06.

[1] "A look at the 1988 constituent assembly debate". nigeriaworld.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.

[2] "2019: Kingibe Revives SDP To Replace NPDP". independent.ng. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

[3] Uwechue, Raph (1991). Africa Who's who. Africa Journal Limited. ISBN 978-0-903274-17-3.

[4] "Kingibe, a burnt out grass". Vanguard News. 2018-11-19. Retrieved 2020-07-06.

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Babagana Kingibe OV GCON


Secretary to the Government of the Federation
In office June 2007 – Sept 2008
President	Umaru Yar'Adua
Preceded by	Ufot Ekaette
Succeeded by	Mahmud Yayale Ahmed
Minister of Power and Steel
In office 1997–1998
Head of State	Sani Abacha
Preceded by	Bashir Dalhatu
Succeeded by	Bello Suleiman
Minister of Internal Affairs
In office 1995–1997
Head of State	Sani Abacha
Preceded by	Alex Ibru
Succeeded by	Bashir Dalhatu
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 1993–1995
Head of State	Sani Abacha
Preceded by	Matthew Mbu
Succeeded by	Tom Ikimi
Chairman of the Social Democratic Party
In office 1990–1992
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Tony Anenih
Secretary of the Constituent Assembly
In office 1988–1989
Appointed by	Ibrahim Babangida
Chairman	Anthony Aniagolu^[1]
Deputy Chairman	Muhammadu Buba Ardo
Permanent Secretary of the Special Services Office
In office 1986–1988
Appointed by	Ibrahim Babangida
Preceded by	Sa’idu Gwarzo
Succeeded by	Bukar Usman
Nigerian Ambassador to Pakistan
In office 1984–1987
Appointed by	Muhammadu Buhari
Nigerian Ambassador to Greece and Cyprus
In office 1981–1984
Appointed by	Shehu Shagari
Principal Secretary to the President of Nigeria
In office 1976–1981
President	Olusegun Obasanjo Shehu Shagari
Principal Political Secretary, Supreme Military Headquarters
In office 1976–1981
Chief of Staff	Shehu Yar'Adua

Personal details
Born	(1945-06-25) 25 June 1945 (age 78) Borno, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now Borno State, Nigeria)
Political party	All Progressives Congress^[2] (2015–present)
Other political affiliations	Peoples Front of Nigeria (1988–89) Social Democratic Party (1989–1993) Peoples Democratic Party (2006–2015)
Spouse	Ireti Kingibe
Education	Bishop's Stortford College
Alma mater	University of Sussex Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Diplomat