Kyuka Lilymjok

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Kyuka Lilymjok
Bayero University, Kano (BA, LLM)
Ahmadu Bello University
, Zaria (PhD)
Kyuka Lilymjok at his UBEC office, International Conference Center, Abuja in 2023
Kyuka Lilymjok at his UBEC office, International Conference Center, Abuja in 2023.

Kyuka Lilymjok (also known as Adamu Kyuka Usman and Adamu Lilymjok; born 24 September 1965,

Nigerian writer,[2] political thinker, philosopher,[3] and professor of law at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria
, Nigeria.

Early life and education

Kyuka Lilymjok was born into poverty in rural

doctorate degree in law and became a law professor in 2012.[7]

Positions held

As at May 2016, he was the Special Assistant to President

Kaduna Branch Law Week at the canopies, U/Rimi, Kaduna, Kaduna State on the present administration's fight against corruption.[8]

In June 2016, Kyuka was appointed as Secretary of a technical committee on fuel price hike inaugurated by the Nigerian Federal government, representing the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.[9][10]

In May 2020, Kyuka was appointed appointed Chair of the Governing Board of the Universal Basic Education Commission.[11] Prior to this, he had been serving in the department of Commercial Law, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria.[11]

kyuka Lilymjok and his student at his UBEC office, International Conference Center, Abuja in 2023.
kyuka Lilymjok and his student (Usman Yakub) at his UBEC office, International Conference Center, Abuja in 2023.

Political engagements

In 2002, Lilymjok published a book on the former Nigerian military Head-of-State, Muhammadu Buhari, titled Muhammadu Buhari: The Spirit of a Man.[12]

After the

PDP, he published a critique to show his displeasure in the ruling, titled: Buhari Vs Obasanjo: Law and Justice on the Cross.[citation needed
]

When Buhari moved to the newly formed All Progressives Congress (APC) in which he was to contest for the fifth consecutive time against the incumbent president, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, Lilymjok's alliance followed suit and was a core member of the new party and supporter of the man he so admired.[citation needed]

He served as Deputy Director of the Policy, Research and Strategy Committee of the council in the 2019 presidential polls in which now President Buhari was contesting for a second term in office, and served also as the

PDP
candidate, just as in the case of the presidential election.

Publications

Adamu Kyuka Usman has many works of fiction in his name and he was one of the two Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA)/Jacaranda literary prize award winners for Prose through his book Sieged, in the year 2011.[14]

Literature

Books

Law

Others

Personal life

Lilymjok is married with three children.[15] He lived with them in Canada from 2014 to 2015 before returning alone to Nigeria in 2015.

Kyuka Lilymjok, wife (Maria) and children
Kyuka Lilymjok, wife (Maria) and children

References

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  3. ^ Leadership (27 September 2019). "Unpacking the Philosopher, A K Usman". Latest Nigeria News. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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  5. ^ Nigerian Law school 1991 Year Book and Call to Bar Register. 1991.
  6. ^ Ahmadu Bello University Zaria 1998 Postgraduate Register. 1998.
  7. ^ Ahmadu Bello University Postgraduate Register 2995 and Promotion Book. 2012.
  8. ^ Bulusson, Daniel (24 May 2016). "The Role of the Bar and Bench". Daily Trust News. Retrieved 21 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Fuel Price Hike: FG inaugurates panel Thursday". The Nation. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  10. ^ Ajayi, Omeiza (2 June 2016). "FG Sets up technical c'ttee on fuel price hike". Vanguard. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  11. ^ a b Erunke, Joseph (22 May 2020). "Buhari appoints Prof Adamu Usman as Chairman, UBEC Governing Board". Vanguard. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
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  13. ^ "Buhari appointments: It's time for reward by Usman Yakubu". Legit. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021.
  14. ^ Zakama, Kabura (14 November 2011). "ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN AUTHORS ANNOUNCES SHORTLIST FOR ANNUAL LITERATURE PRIZES". Naija Stories. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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