Adodo Osewengie
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr. Doyin Salami as his Chief Economic Adviser who is expected to develop economic models, policies, closely monitor national and international development to boost the country’s domestic economy.
The Chief Economic Adviser to the President is also expected to formulate economic policies aimed to create jobs, stabilise the macro-economy, develop an effective recovery plan, eradicate poverty and other economic statistical models advantageous to the nation’s economic growth.
In a statement by the Presidency, the Special Adviser to the President, Femi Adesina, noted that the 59 years old appointee and Managing Director and Head Markets Practice at KAINOS Edge Consulting Limited, holds a doctorate in Economics from Queen Mary College, University of London.
According to him, Dr. Doyin Salami has recently attained the rank of Senior Fellow/Associate Professor in the Lagos Business School (LBS), Pan-Atlantic University, where he is a member of its Adjunct Faculty.
“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 doctorate degree graduate in Economics of Queen Mary College, University of London, Doyin 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.
“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”, the statement reads.
