Biographical overview
as Press Secretary to the Military Governor of then Benue Plateau State. He became the first substantive Editor of the Nigeria Standard Newspaper between 1975 and 1978. As Editor, he was given an International Visitors Award by the United State Government, which enabled him to tour 12 States in the United States in 1976. He was also in 1978, Guest of the Novosty Press Agency, Moscow, during which he toured there Republics of the U.S.S.R. He was also a member of the Plateau State Fund RaisingCommittee for the Third All-African Games and subsequently a state delegate to the All-African Games in Algiers in 1978. Similarly, he was *a member of the Nigerian Head of State's entourage to the Gambia and Liberia in 1978. In 1978, he was redeployed from the Newspaper to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Information and acted as Chief Information Officer. He was also the Chairman of the Ministerial Com mittee for Appointment, Discipline and Promotions of the same Ministry. He was appointed to his present post of Commissioner in October, 1979. He is married.
Biographical record
- Title
- Mr
- Surname
- BARDE,
- First Name
- Gideon
- Other Names
- Gocedan Gwimbe
- Gender
- Male
- Source of Publication
- Who is Who In Nigeria (1978)
- Status
- Alive
- Father's Status
- N/A
- Mother's Status
- N/A
- Marital Status
- Single
- Profession
- Writer
Public servant - Education Level
- Primary
- Have you ever been a member of any political party?
- N/A
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