Buhari appoints Doyin Salami as Chief Economic Adviser

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr Doyin Salami as Chief Economic Adviser to the President (CEAP), according to a statement Tuesday by the president’s spokesman, Femi Adesina.

Salami has up until his appointment served as Chairman of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC).

The council also has Anambra State Governor-Elect, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, as a member.

A 1989 doctorate 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 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.

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The Chief Economic Adviser to the President, Adesina said, 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.