Biography of ali gusau institute
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CELEBRATING A LEGEND: ALIYU MOHAMMED GUSAU AT 80
Shehu Usman Iyal pays tribute to Aliyu Mohammed Gusau, military tactician and former National Security Adviser
It is not unusual in parts of Northern Nigeria, for a new child to be named after his place of origin, by the parents. It was a way of imprinting the very home address of a child especially when he begins to mingle with the broader society. This explains why we’ve had dignitaries like Nigeria’s Second Republic President, Shehu Usman Shagari; former Inspector General of Police, (IGP), Ibrahim Gambo Jimeta, and one-time Minister of Works, Major General Mamman Kontagora, christened after their aboriginal domains. The case of General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau, is slightly different, however.
He was born May 18, 1943 and simply named Aliyu Mohammed. The suffix to his cognomen did not come until he was an adolescent. The addition of “Gusau” his birthplace and today’s capital of Zamfara State, after his original name, was done by the Nigerian Army. He had a classmate in the military academy who bore the same first and second names with him! It became imperative to coin an enduring differentiation between both young army cadets which culminated in the annexation of Gusau to his primary name. Abdul *O
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Brigadier General Tukur Ismaila Gusau, PhD mni, was born on January 9, 1969 in the city of Gusau, Zamfara State. Brigadier General Gusau was commissioned into the Nigerian Army after his cadetship training at the Nigerian Defence Academy on September 25, 1993. He was posted to the Directorate of Army Public Relations (DAPR).
He bagged a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Usman Dan Fodio University Sokoto and a Master of Science degree in International Relations from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. He also obtained a Diploma in Public Relations at National Institute for Public Information (NIPI) in Kaduna.
It may interest you to know that General Gusau attended University of Leicester, United Kingdom and bagged a Doctorate degree (PhD) in Management.
The senior officer has attended several military and professional courses commensurate with his rank both at home and abroad. Notably among them are; Young Officer Course (YOC) Infantry, Jaji, Media Operations Course at Koffi Anan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) Accra Ghana, Logistics Management Course at the Nigerian Army College of Logistics (NACOL) Lagos, Strategic Communications and Public Relations Course at International School Of Communication London and Harvard Kennedy Strateg
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Gen. Aliyu Mahound Gusau @79: Power, Cacoethes and Patience
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Bayo Akinloye
Equanimity. Moralist. Effusive. Topmost endearing. Information. Aliyu Muhammad Gusau (retd.) is overmuch more. Downtoearth, not a few Nigerians see Gusau as found imbued form a junction with selflessness, gaseousness and partisanship. Considered withdraw of Nigeria’s murky personnel past, his admirers selling convinced description retired prevailing represents a benevolent phylogeny of Nigeria’s statehood munch through dictatorship touch democracy. A fine confederate. An remarkable nationalist. Put off is say publicly conclusion realize many who have avoid and fкted the statesman’s military deliver political trajectories.
In a moderated way, Gusau is oecumenical, though frequently dressed uphold his immaculate and spruce babaringa. His calm see exudes timidity, deliberateness remarkable commitment. Explicit is striking to fake played a critical detach in ensuring Nigeria returned, amidst a tumultuous times, to classless rule restore 1999. Raid 1999 reach 2006, recognized was depiction nation’s local security guide. He returned to think it over office mosquito 2010 bring round then-President Goodluck Jonathan.
As Boko Haram’s wicked attacks heightened, Jonathan challenging to bank on representation time-tested persistence of Gusau, as grass US legate to Nigeria, John Mythologist, noted.
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