GOVERNING COUNCIL MEMBERS
President/Chairman of Council
DR. GADO SHEHU mni FBDFM
Dr. Gado Shehu mni is a Proud Member of the Prestigious National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos, Plateau State. He is a Pioneer Fellow of the Institute of Business Diplomacy and Financial Management (IBDFM) and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) among other Fellowships too numerous to mention.
He is a Legal luminary who obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Hons from the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University (A.B.U) Zaria (1986), a Barrister at Laws (BL) from the Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island Lagos (1987), a Master in International Law and Diplomacy (MILD) from the University of Lagos (1995) and a Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of Jos in 1998.
Dr. Gado Shehu mni holds an Advanced Diploma in Security Operations and Management (2007) and a Certificate in Intelligence and Investigation (2008) both from the University of Lagos.
He earned a Doctor of Arts, Honoris Causa from the European-American University and is writing his thesis on the topic “The Efficacy of Money Laundering Act in the Fight Against Corruption in Nigeria” for a Doctor of Law (LLD). He joined the services of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in 1991 as Assistant Registrar and rose to the enviable rank of Director, Business Names (2017-2020). He was Director, Budget, Planning, Research and Statistics (January, 2020-September, 2021) and Director, Business Names again from September, 2021 to February 3rd, 2022 when he clocked the retirement age of 60 years.
Dr. Gado Shehu mni has attended many courses and trainings in Nigeria and overseas and has also travelled widely on Commission’s Special Assignments to South Africa, India, London, Japan, Istanbul (Turkey), among others. He has served as Chairman, Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU-ICPC), Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Chapter among other positions of responsibilities too numerous to mention. He is currently the Secretary General, Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI) and Principal Counsel, Frontline Chambers, Abuja.
Dr. Gado Shehu mni, a man of impeccable character and integrity, is married with children.
Registrar/Secretary to Council
SUKANA DANJUMA TUSHA FBDFM
Sukana Danjuma Tusha hails from Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. He holds a Nigeria Certificate in Education, NCE, Mathematics and Geography from the Federal College of Education (FCE), Zaria, where he graduated with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.95 on a scale of 5.00, the first to break that record in the Department of Mathematics, FCE Zaria since its inception. He bagged a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Business Administration with specialization in Actuarial Science (Second Class Upper Division) from the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University Zaria; a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Finance (with a CGPA of 4.50 on a scale of 5.00) from the University of Maiduguri and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree in Finance from the Nasarawa State University Keffi. A thorough bred Professional, Dr. Sukana is a Doctoral Fellow, Institute of Creative and Innovative Management of Nigeria, Fellow, Institute of Business Diplomacy and Financial Management; Fellow, Institute of Strategic Entrepreneurs of Nigeria; Fellow, Institute of Creative and Innovative Management of Nigeria; Fellow, Institute of Strategic Public Negotiation; Fellow, Institute of Disaster Management and Safety Science; Member, Institute of Professional Managers and Administrators of Nigeria; Member, Institute of Public Diplomacy and Management and Senior Member, Chartered Institute of Global Communication and Diplomacy and a Student Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). He has worked with NICON Insurance Plc, North East Regional Headquarters, Maiduguri, Borno State, and was the Pioneer and immediate past Registrar/Secretary to Council, Chartered Institute of Global Communication and Diplomacy (2013 to 2017). He is the current Registrar and Secretary to Council, Institute of Business Diplomacy and Financial Management (2017 till date). Dr. Sukana is a Lecturer at Ave Maria University, Piyanko, Nasarawa State where he Teaches Corporate Finance, Quantitative Analysis in Management, Corporate Governance, Economic and Social Development, among others.
He is also a Facilitator and Project Supervisor with the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).
He has published more than 10 scholarly articles in reputed local and international journals and has presented conference papers at various conferences. Dr. Sukana’s areas of research interest are Corporate Finance, Business Mathematics, Quantitative Techniques, Investment Analysis, Insurance and Financial Risk Management. He has developed some Courses on Risk Management, Insurance, Financial Management and International Business Management used by some Professional Bodies in Nigeria. He is married and blessed with children.
Director Training and Consultancy
DR. DAN INUWA ILIYA FBDFM
Member Governing Council
DM.EDWIN ENOCHELA OCHAGWUBA FBDFM
Head (Business Development)
DR. EMMANUEL AONDOHEMBA KAJO FBDFM
Head (External Relations)
DR. MUHAMMAD ADAMU DODO FBDFM
Member Governing Council
PASTOR SAMAILA ADAMUDR.
Member, Governing Council
OSSAI C. ELVIS FBDFM
Director (Human Resource Management)
MRS. CLARA D. SUKANA
