Joshua Hamidu

Lieutenant General

Joshua Mahamadu Hamidu
Born1936
Yendi, Gold Coast (now Ghana)[1]
Died1 February 2021 (aged 84–85)
37 Military Hospital, Accra, Ghana
Allegiance Ghana
Service / branchGhana Army
CommandsChief of the Defence Staff
Other workNational 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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  3. ^ a b Kwaku Sakyi-Addo (12 January 2001). "Ghana's new ministers". BBC African News. BBC Online. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
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  8. ^ "Relieve Hamidu Of His Post - GBA". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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  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.