Jerry Gana

Jerry Gana
Jerry Gana, CON, Ph.D, DD, FNES, FSSA, FNIPR,FNITP,FNGA,FRGS
Minister of Co-operation and Integration in Africa
In office
June 1999 – January 2001
Minister of Information and National Orientation
In office
29 May 2001 – July 2003
Preceded byDapo Sarumi
Succeeded byChukwuemeka Chikelu
Senator
In office
1983–1983
Personal details
Born (1945-11-30) 30 November 1945 (age 78)
Busu Lavun, Niger State, Nigeria
Political partySocial Democratic Party (SDP)
SpouseLucy Tani Gana (m. 1974)
ChildrenGrace Lami Gana
Joshua Audu Gana
Elizabeth Sako Yisa (nee Gana)
James Boye Gana
Education
Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, - (B.A (Hon) Upper Division)
University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen - (M.Sc., Ph.D)
University of London (Postgraduate)
Signature
Websitewww.jerrygana.org.ng

Jerry Gana, is a Nigerian scholar, politician and one time senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1983 then Director for the Directorate of Food, Roads and Infrastructure (DFRRI).He was the director of the Mass Mobilization for Social Justice and Economic Recovery, popularly known as MAMSER under Ibrahim Babangida,[1] then Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, in the Interim National Government under Ernest Shonekan.[1] Later he became Minister of Information and Culture under General Sani Abacha, then Minister of Corporation and Integration in Africa under Olusegun Obasanjo as well as being Minister of Information and national Orientation. He also served as Political Adviser to Olusegun Obasanjo, before announcing plans to run for president in June 2006.[2]

  1. ^ a b 2007 - PDP's Emerging Presidential Queue, Weekly Trust, 22 October 2006
  2. ^ Nwankwere, Lucky (9 June 2006). "2007: 6 govs, Jerry Gana indicate interest in presidency". Online Nigeria Daily News. Retrieved 24 April 2010.