Mohammed Abba Gana (born 1943) served as a Special Adviser on Civil Society to the
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
n Vice President
Atiku Abubakar until 22 June 2006, when he was sacked by President
Olusegun Obasanjo
Chief Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Ogunboye Aremu Obasanjo (; ; born 5 March 1937) is a Nigerian former army general, politician and statesman who served as Nigeria's head of state from 1976 to 1979 and later as its president from 1999 to 200 ...
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He had previously served as a
Federal Capital Territory Minister from 8 February 2001 to 17 July 2003.
Biography
Gana was born in 1943 in
Damboa,
Borno State.
He attended the Yelwa Boarding Senior Primary School,
Maiduguri (1956 - 1958), Government College,
Zaria, now
Barewa College (1959 - 1963) and Okene-Provincial Secondary School (1964 - 1965). He was admitted to
Ahmadu Bello University
The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) is a public research university located in Zaria, Nigeria, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. It was opened in 1962 as the University of Northern Nigeria. The university has four colleges, three schools, 18 faculties, ...
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Zaria (1966 - 1969) where he obtained a degree in electrical engineering.
He worked as executive engineer in the Ministry of Works and Housing of North-Eastern State.
In October 1979 he was appointed Borno State Commissioner for Works and Housing by the
Great Nigeria People's Party (GNPP) government of Borno State under Governor
Mohammed Goni.
In 1983 he was the gubernatorial candidate of the GNPP in Borno State.
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For several years he was on the board of the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA).]
References
1943 births
Living people
Ministers of the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)
Federal ministers of Nigeria
Great Nigeria People's Party politicians
People from Borno State
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