Adolphus Aghughu Arhotomhenla (born 7 September 1962 in

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) is a Nigerian public servant. He was the

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for the

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and Chairperson,

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Board of External Auditors.

Early life and education

Adolphus is a graduate of Economics from Bendel State University now

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, Bendel State (Now

) Nigeria in 1986. He performed his National Youth Service

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(NYSC) in

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in 1987. He obtained a Master in (Economics) Money and Banking from the

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, Benin City Nigeria in 1997. He is currently a part-time PhD student (Environmental Resource Management) with effect from 2017 at the School of Postgraduate Studies,

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, Nigeria.

Professional career

He began his working career in 1980 as a teacher with Bendel State Government (now

Government) and then became an Accountant with Edo State Government in 1988. He became an Auditor with the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation in 1992. He was promoted to the rank of Director of Audit with effect from January 1, 2016, by the

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and was a candidate up to the final stage for the Post of Federal Permanent Secretary examination 2018 and 2019. Adolphus is a Fellow of the Certified National Accountant of Nigeria, a fellow of the

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(FCTI) and a member of the

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(Chartered). Mr. Adolphus Aghughu retired from the civil service on Wednesday, September 7th, 2022, at the age of 60.

References

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