Joshua Hamidu

Lieutenant General Joshua Mahamadu Hamidu (1936 – 1 February 2021)[2] was a Ghanaian soldier, politician and diplomat. He has been the Chief of Defence Staff and also member of the Supreme Military Council government.[3][4][5][6] Prior to heading the military and being in government, he was the Ghanaian High Commissioner to Zambia.[7] He was appointed National Security Advisor to the Kufuor government in 2001.[3][8][9] He was the chairman of the Narcotics Control Board of Ghana[10] and on various boards of the Bank of Ghana.[11][9] In 2005, he was Ghana's High Commissioner to Nigeria.[9][12]

Lieutenant General

Joshua Mahamadu Hamidu
Born1936
Yendi, Gold Coast (now Ghana)[1]
Died1 February 2021 (aged 84–85)
37 Military Hospital, Accra, Ghana
Allegiance Ghana
Service/branchGhana Army
Commands heldChief of the Defence Staff
Other workNational Security Co-ordinator
Chairman, Narcotics Control Board
High Commissioner to Nigeria

Hamidu had been accused in some circles of being implicated in the killing of the King of Dagbon, the late Yaa-Naa, Yakubu II in March 2002. The Wuaku Commission which investigated the circumstances leading to the tragedy cleared him of any wrongdoing.[13] He died on 1 February 2021 at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra.[14][2]

References
  1. United States. Joint Publications Research Service (1978). Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  2. Emmanuel, Kojo (2 February 2021). "Former Chief of Defence Staff Joshua Hamidu dies". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  3. Kwaku Sakyi-Addo (12 January 2001). "Ghana's new ministers". BBC African News. BBC Online. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
  4. "JJ opposed Afrifa's execution -Hamidu". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  5. Hansen, Emmanuel; Collins, Paul (1980). "The Army, the State, and the 'Rawlings Revolution' in Ghana". African Affairs. 79 (314): 3–23. ISSN 0001-9909.
  6. Times, Carey Winfrey; Special to The New York (10 June 1979). "Military Rebels in Ghana Delay Return to Civil Rule (Published 1979)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  7. Tagoe, George (6 May 2004). Genesis Four. Trafford Publishing. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  8. "Relieve Hamidu Of His Post - GBA". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  9. "Former Chief of Defense Staff Joshua Hamidu is dead". www.ghanaweb.com. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  10. "Narcotics Control Board". Retrieved 5 November 2008.
  11. "Governance of the Bank". Official website. Bank of Ghana. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
  12. Iyefu Adoba. "APRM, Veritable Tool for Good Governance - Envoy". Official website. The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
  13. "White Paper on the Wuaku Commission Report" (pdf). Ghana government. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
  14. MyNewsGH (2 February 2021). "BREAKING News: Former Chief of Defense Staff Joshua Hamidu DEAD". MyNewsGh. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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 of Ghana to Zambia
? – 1978		 Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
James Yalley Assuah Kwofie		 High Commissioner of Ghana to Nigeria
August 2003 – 2005		 Succeeded by
George Kumi
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