Adamu Maazam FIKA,

Biographical record

Title

Alhaji

Surname

FIKA,

First Name

Adamu

Other Names

Maazam

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

Newswatch Who's Who (2nd Edition)

Date of Birth

1933

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Yobe State

Place of Birth

Fika, Yobe State

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Names of Children

Has Children

Profession

Educationist
Administrator

Education Level

Primary

Schools Attended with Dates

SCHOOLS ATTENDED: Fika Elementary School, 1941-45; Borno Middle School, Maiduguri, 1947; Kaduna Government College (now Barewa College, Zaria), 1948 - 1951; Nigerian College of Arts, Science and Technology, Zaria, 1952-53; Institute of Statisticians, London, UK, 1958; Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, England, August-December, 1969; Royal Institute of Public Administration, University of Manchester, UK, 1978.

Present Appointment

Pro Chancellor, Chairman Governing Council, ABU Zaria, 2018-:

Previous Appointments

- Appointed Mathematics and Physics Teacher, Barewa College, Zaria, 1956;

- Teacher, Government Secondary School, Katsina-Ala, Benue State, 1958;

- Provincial Inspector of Education, Provincial Education Officer, Zaria, 1960;

- Inspector of Education, Adamawa Province, Yola, 1962;

- Principal, Federal Training Centre (FTC), Kaduna, 1962;

- Deputy Secretary, Interim Common Services Agency, 1968 - 1970;

- Secretary, Interim Common Services Agency, 1970;

- Commissioner of Finance, North- Eastern State, 1972;

- Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs, Lagos, 1975;

- Permanent Secretary, Federal Minis try of Commerce, 1979;

- Permanent Secretary, Public Service Department, Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, 1981 - 1982;

- Permanent Secretary, Police Affairs Department, Executive Office of the President;

- Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Communications, 1982 - 1984;

- Permanent Secretary, Federal Capital Territory and Chief Executive, Federal Capital Development Authority, Abuja, 1984;

- Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, 1986; retired from the Federal Public Service, 1988;

- Chairman, National Commission for Colleges of Education, March 1989 - 1990;

- Administrative Secretary by the Federal Government for Social Democratic Party, 1990;

- Chairman, United Bank for Africa (Government Appointee), January 1990 - March 1993;

- Clerk and Director General of the National Assembly, 1992 - 1993;

- First Chairman, Salaries and Wages Commission, September 1992 - March 1993;

- First Chairman, Federal Character Commission, December 1995 - March 2001.

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Traditional Titles

TRADITIONAL TITLES:

- Waziri of Fika

Awards and Honours

AWARDS AND HONOURS:

- Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR), 1992

Honourary Degrees and Awarding Institutions

HONOURARY DEGREE AND AWARDING INSTITUTIONS:

- Awarded LLD by the Bayero University, Kano in February, 1992