Joshua Hamidu

Lieutenant General Joshua Mahamadu Hamidu (born 1936) is a former Chief of Defence Staff and member of the Supreme Military Council government. Prior to that appointment, he was the Ghanaian High Commissioner to Zambia.[2] He was appointed National Security Advisor to the Kufuor government in 2001.[3] He has also been the chairman of the Narcotics Control Board of Ghana.[4] He is also on various boards of the Bank of Ghana.[5] In 2005, he was Ghana's High Commissioner to Nigeria.[6]

Joshua Mahamadu Hamidu
Born1936 (age 83–84)
Yendi, Ghana[1]
Allegiance Ghana
Service/branchGhana Army
Commands heldChief of the Defence Staff
Other workNational Security Co-ordinator
Chairman, Narcotics Control Board
High Commissioner to Nigeria

Joshua Hamidu had been accused in some circles of being implicated in the killing of the Overlord of Dagbon, the late Ya-Na, Yakubu Andani II in March 2002. The Wuaku Commission which investigated the circumstances leading to the tragedy cleared him of any wrongdoing.[7]

References
  1. United States. Joint Publications Research Service (1978). Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
  2. Tagoe, George (6 May 2004). Genesis Four. Trafford Publishing. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  3. Kwaku Sakyi-Addo (2001-01-12). "Ghana's new ministers". BBC African News. BBC Online. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
  4. "Narcotics Control Board". Retrieved 2008-11-05.
  5. "Governance of the Bank". Official website. Bank of Ghana. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
  6. Iyefu Adoba. "APRM, Veritable Tool for Good Governance - Envoy". Official website. The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). Archived from the original on July 4, 2007. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
  7. "White Paper on the Wuaku Commission Report" (pdf). Ghana government. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
Military offices
Preceded by
Major General Robert Kotei		 Chief of the Defence Staff
1978 – 1979		 Succeeded by
Colonel E. D. F. Prah
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
?		 High Commissioner to Zambia
? – 1978		 Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
James Yalley Assuah Kwofie		 High Commissioner to Nigeria
August 2003 – 2005		 Succeeded by
George Kumi
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