The Periscope Reporter
A super permanent secretary, one of Nigeria’s oldest elder stateman, Sir Ahmed Joda has transited to great at the age of 91.
Joda an administrator, journalist and politician, whom former President Olusegun Obasanjo described as a great, no shaking nationalist, who singularly prevented Nigeria’s break into shred, was globally reported to have been called to glory at the Federal Medical Center, (FMC) Yola Friday, following a brief illness.
Confirming the Rest in peace, Mohammed Baba, a long time associate of Joda told our reporter that the elder statesman died this afternoon.
A source close to the family told this paper that the Joda has already been taken to the cemetery for burial
“As I’m talking to you, the elder statesman has already been taken to the family cemetery for burial,” the source said.
Ahmed Joda was born in Girei local government area of Adamawa State 91 years ago.
He attended Yola Elementary and Middle schools before proceeding to Barewa College. In the 1950s, he attended Pitman College, London and gained practical experience in journalism while staying in Britain.
After completing his secondary education in 1948, Ahmed Joda was admitted to Moor Plantation, Ibadan.
He worked briefly at an agricultural centre in Yola before entering the field of journalism at Gaskiya Corporation, Zaria.
He later worked for the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) serving as the editor of NBC Kaduna and then joined the Northern Nigeria civil service as Chief Information Officer and later permanent secretary in the regional Ministry of Information.
In 1967, he became a federal permanent secretary in the Ministry of Information and subsequently moved to Lagos.
It is worthy to note that he was the chairman of the 18-member transition committee, nominated by General Muhammadu Buhari to receive the hand over notes from the Goodluck Jonathan led administration in 2015.