Joshua Hamidu

Lieutenant General

Joshua Mahamadu Hamidu
Lieutenant General; Joshua Mahamadu Hamidu
Born	1936; Yendi, Gold Coast (now Ghana)
Died	1 February 2021 (aged 84–85); 37 Military Hospital, Accra, Ghana
Allegiance	Ghana
Service / branch	Ghana Army
Commands	Chief of the Defence Staff
Other work	National Security Co-ordinator; Chairman, Narcotics Control Board; High Commissioner to Nigeria

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]

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

^ United States. Joint Publications Research Service (1978). Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b Emmanuel, Kojo (2 February 2021). "Former Chief of Defence Staff Joshua Hamidu dies". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b Kwaku Sakyi-Addo (12 January 2001). "Ghana's new ministers". BBC African News. BBC Online. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
^ "JJ opposed Afrifa's execution -Hamidu". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^ Hansen, Emmanuel; Collins, Paul (1980). "The Army, the State, and the 'Rawlings Revolution' in Ghana". African Affairs. 79 (314): 3–23. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a097198. ISSN 0001-9909. JSTOR 721629.
^ 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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Tagoe, George (6 May 2004). Genesis Four. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 9781553955696. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
^ "Relieve Hamidu Of His Post - GBA". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Former Chief of Defense Staff Joshua Hamidu is dead". GhanaWeb. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^ "Narcotics Control Board". Retrieved 5 November 2008.
^ "Governance of the Bank". Bank of Ghana. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
^ Iyefu Adoba. "APRM, Veritable Tool for Good Governance - Envoy". The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
^ "White Paper on the Wuaku Commission Report" (PDF). Ghana government. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
^ 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

[google-1] United States. Joint Publications Research Service (1978). Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa. Retrieved 26 February 2015.

[:0-2] Emmanuel, Kojo (2 February 2021). "Former Chief of Defence Staff Joshua Hamidu dies". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[:1-3] 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. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a097198. ISSN 0001-9909. JSTOR 721629.

[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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[7] Tagoe, George (6 May 2004). Genesis Four. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 9781553955696. Retrieved 9 September 2012.

[8] "Relieve Hamidu Of His Post - GBA". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[ghanaweb-9] "Former Chief of Defense Staff Joshua Hamidu is dead". GhanaWeb. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[10] "Narcotics Control Board". Retrieved 5 November 2008.

[11] "Governance of the Bank". Bank of Ghana. Retrieved 5 November 2008.

[12] Iyefu Adoba. "APRM, Veritable Tool for Good Governance - Envoy". 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.

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