Gabriel Aduda

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). 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 • Permanent Secretary, Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) • Permanent Secretary, Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports • Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) • Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) • 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 • 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) ==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. 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, Sahara Reporters == References ==