Ahmed Joda
Ahmed Joda | |
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Nigeria | |
Died | 13 August 2021 (aged 91)[1] Yola, Nigeria[2] |
Occupation | Administrator |
Known for | Kaduna Mafia[3] |
Ahmed Jodaⓘ OFR, CON, CFR (13 February 1930[4][5] – 13 August 2021) was a Nigerian administrator who rose through the administrative cadre of the Northern regional government and then the federal civil service to retire as Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industries. During the administration of the youthful Yakubu Gowon, he was considered to be among a group known as super Permanent Secretaries.[6]
Biography
Ahmed Joda was born in
He then joined the Northern regional government as a Chief Information Officer then later Permanent Secretary from 1962 to 1967. In 1967, following the outbreak of the
He was also a member of the 1988 Constituent Assembly which planned the constitutional transition of the Third Nigerian Republic. In 1999, he was appointed a member of the Committee to Advise the Presidency on Poverty Alleviation and in 2015, headed the Muhammadu Buhari presidential transition.[9]
He died in
Honours
- In 1965, at the age 35, he received the Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic
- In 1979, Commander of the Order of the Niger
- In 2002, Commander of the Federal Republic
References
- ^ "BREAKING: Buhari's 2015 transition chairman Ahmed Joda dies at 91". The Punch Newspapers. The Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Super Perm Sect, Ahmed Joda, dies". The Vanguard. The Vanguard. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "From Kaduna Mafia to Caliphate". dailytrust.com.ng. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ISBN 9789783623200.
- ^ "I became more affluent after my retirement from civil service –Ahmed Joda - Punch Newspapers".
- ^ a b Admin (10 March 2017). "JODA, Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed". Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Alhaji Ahmed Joda Speech". yaraduafoundation.org. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Ahmed Joda". Bloomberg.
- ^ "Claim that Jonathan left Nigeria with 7 trillion naira deficit does not add up". Africa Check. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Ahmed Joda is Dead". www.thisdaylive.com. Thisday Newspapers. Retrieved 13 August 2021.