Former Chief of Defence Staff of Ghana (1936–2021)
Lieutenant General
Joshua Mahamadu Hamidu
Born
1936 Yendi, Gold Coast (now Ghana)[1]
Died
1 February 2021 (aged 84–85) 37 Military Hospital, Accra, Ghana
Allegiance
Ghana
Service/branch
Ghana Army
Commands held
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]
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^ abEmmanuel, Kojo (2 February 2021). "Former Chief of Defence Staff Joshua Hamidu dies". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^ abKwaku 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.
^ abc"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.
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