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AHMED ADAMU: NIGERIAN YOUTH HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

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BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF AHMED ADAMU, THE PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMONWEALTH YOUTH COUNCIL


Ahmed Adamu from Nigeria, born on Sunday, 3rd March, 1985, attended Bayero University Kano, where he studied B.Sc(ED) Economics and finished in 2006. After his National Youth Service in Lokoja, he was recruited as a classroom teacher and posted to Government Senior Secondary School, Kambarawa. While teaching there, he got PTDF Scholarship to study MSc Oil and Gas Economics at University of Dundee, United Kingdom. Upon his return, he got a lecturing job at Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina. Presently, he is doing his PhD degree at Newcastle University, UK, specializing in Oil and Gas Economics. He affiliates with many professional organizations and published scholarly articles and books. He held many leadership positions, and recently elected the Chairperson of the Commonwealth Youth Council. Below is the list of some of the positions he held.

OTHER EXPERIENCES  AND LEADERSHIP POSITIONS HELD:

International Delegate, World Conference on Youth, 2014

Remote Delegate, high-level meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, 2014.

Member, United Nations Policy Strategy Group, World We Want 2015.

Observer Member, International Youth Task Force, World Conference on Youth, 2014 to date

Member, International Panel of Judges, Young Citizen Entrepreneurship competition, 20114 to date

President/Chairman, Commonwealth Youth Council, 2013 to date

Nigerian Representative at the Commonwealth Youth Forum, Hambantota, Sri Lanka, 2013.

Commonwealth Youth Ambassador for MyWorld Campaign! October, 2013 to date.

Secretary, Constitutional review consultation committee for Katsina central constituency, 2012

Member, Katsina State Executive Council Committee on youth restiveness and Unemployment, December, 2011.

Nigerian Representative at the Commonwealth Youth Forum, Perth, Australia. 2011

Panellist, All Africa Youth Summit, December, 2013.

·    Pioneer Chief Whip, Nigerian Youth Parliament, Aug. 2008 to 2010.
     Founder/President, Oil and Gas Scholars Club , 2011 to date
     Founder/President, Katsina Debate Club, 2011 to date
·    Founder /President, League for Democratic Youths, Katsina State, 2006 to              Date
·    Publicity Secretary, Civil Liberties organization (CLO) Katsina State   Branch  2007 to 2009
·    Vice President, MDG/NYSC CDS Group, March 2008 to 2009
   Secretary, Muslim Corpers Association of Nigeria, Kogi State Chapter,   2008/09
     Secretary, Katsina State Integrity Group, 2009 to date
·    President, Community Youth Association, Katsina,  2007 to date
·    Financial Secretary (S.U.G.B.U.K.), 2005/2006
·    National Chairman, NAKATSS National Body, 2005/2006
·    Ex-Officio Young Foresters Club B.U.K.  2006
·    Most Influential Politician (Award Presented by NESA), 2006
Member, Faculty of Education Political Forum, 2006
Award of Excellence by League for Democratic Youths, Katsina State, 2010
·    Provost Marshal, QUIDDSO, G.C.C. Mai’adua, 2001
President/Imam, Muslim Students Society, G.C.C Mai’adua, 2001

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