President Muhammadu Buhari has assigned Dr. Doyin Salami to be his personal Chief Economic Adviser (CEA).
Since 2019, Salami had been Chairman of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC).
A statement yesterday in Abuja by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, reads: “A Chief Economic Adviser to the President (CEAP) has been appointed.
“He is Dr. Doyin Salami, up till now Chairman of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC).
“A 1989 doctoral degree graduate in Economics of Queen Mary College, University of London, Salami, 59, is Managing Director and Head Markets Practice at KAINOS Edge Consulting Limited and also a 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.”
