Gabriel Aduda
{{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific-prefix = Ambassador[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] The Sunnews Online, Retrieved 12 January 2021
| name = Gabriel Aduda
| honorific-suffix = Permanent Secretary
| image = Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg
| caption = Aduda speaking in 2021
| birth_name = Gabriel Tanimu Aduda
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}
| occupation = Civil Servant
| employer = Federal Government of Nigeria
| title = Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria),
OPEC Governor for Nigeria
| years_active = 1999–present
| spouse = Mary Aduda
| children = 3
| education = PGC - University of Hong Kong
MURP - University of Ibadan
BSc- University of Jos
| nationality = Nigerian
}}
Gabriel Tanimu Aduda (born 25 October 1971) is a Nigerian civil servant who serves as the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Defence.{{Cite web |last=Report |first=Agency |date=2025-01-03 |title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=Premium Times Nigeria |language=en}} He previously held the same position at the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, where he played a crucial role in overseeing the operations and policies of the ministry.{{Cite web |last=Anyanwu |first=Samuel |date=2022-10-12 |title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary |url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently. |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation |language=en-US}} Aduda also served as OPEC Governor for Nigeria, representing the country's interests in the 186th Ordinary Meeting of the OPEC Conference of Ministers.{{Cite web |last=Nigeria |first=TV360 |date=2023-12-01 |title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024 |url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=TV360 Nigeria |language=en-GB}}
In 2021, Aduda was appointed Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs.{{Cite web |title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/ |access-date=17 March 2022 |website=thenationonlineng.net}} Before this, he served as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youth and Sports and was redeployed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in December 2020.[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria Prior to becoming a permanent secretary, he held roles such as Director of Economic Research and Policy Management at the Federal Ministry of Finance and Head of Strategy and Reorientation at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Early life and education
Aduda holds a BSc. in Geography and Planning from the University of Jos, a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Ibadan (1998), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the University of Hong Kong (2012).{{cite web |title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda |url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/ |publisher=Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs |access-date=30 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/ |archive-date=21 January 2021}} He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the World Bank Institute in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Career
Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the Nigerian Civil Service, which includes:
- Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources{{Cite web |last=Okonkwo |first=Omono |date=2022-10-14 |title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources |url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=Nairametrics |language=en-US}}
- Permanent Secretary, Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA){{Cite web |last=David |date=2021-01-12 |title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda |url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=The Sun Nigeria |language=en}}
- Permanent Secretary, Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports{{Cite news |last=Arinze |first=Alinnor |date=2019-12-19 |title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS |url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/ |archive-date=2023-06-27 |access-date=2025-03-06 |work=P.M.EXPRESS |language=en-US}}
- Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF){{Cite web |last=Wande |first=S.-Davies |date=2017-08-19 |title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries |url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=Tribune Online |language=en-GB}}
- Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF){{Cite web |title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention – THISDAYLIVE |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=www.thisdaylive.com |language=en-US}}
- Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation
- Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance{{Cite web |last=Joshua |date=2014-12-18 |title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise |url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=shippingposition |language=en-US}}
- Head of Strategy and Reorientation, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
- Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA)
- Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization
- Commissioner (Executive Member), Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC){{Cite web |last=admin |date=2019-05-13 |title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission |url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |language=en-US}}
Controversy
In 2017, a report by Sahara Reporters, Premium Times and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.[http://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] Sahara Reporters, Retrieved 13 January 2021 The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in Premium Times,[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017Daily Trusts Retrieved 13, January 2021 Sahara Reporters and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014Compass Newspaper Retrieved 13, January 2021
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