Adolphus Aghughu Arhotomhenla (born 7 September 1962 in

Edo State Edo, commonly known as Edo State, is a state located in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. As of 2006 National population census, the state was ranked as the 24th populated state (3,233,366) in Nigeria, However there was controversy ...

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) is a Nigerian public servant. He was the Auditor General for the

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and Chairperson,

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Board of External Auditors.

Early life and education

Adolphus is a graduate of Economics from Bendel State University now

Ambrose Alli University Ambrose Alli University (AAU) is a state-owned university in Edo State, Nigeria. It was established in 1981 by the governor of Bendel State (now Edo and Delta States), Ambrose Folorunsho Alli. Initially known as Bendel State University, sub ...

, Ekpoma, Bendel State (Now

) Nigeria in 1986. He performed his National Youth Service

National Youth Service Corps The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is a program set up by the Nigerian government during the military regime to involve Nigerian graduates in nation-building and the development of the country. There is no military conscription in Nigeria, ...

(NYSC) in

Kano State Kano State (Hausa: ''Jihar Kano''جىِهَر كَنوُ) (Fula: Leydi Kano 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤳𞤢𞤲𞤮𞥅 ) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the northern region of the country. According to the national census done in ...

in 1987. He obtained a Master in (Economics) Money and Banking from the

University of Benin (Nigeria) University of Benin (UNIBEN) is a public research university located in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. It is among the universities owned by the Federal Government of Nigeria and was founded in 1970. The School currently has two campuses with ...

, Benin City Nigeria in 1997. He is currently a part-time PhD student (Environmental Resource Management) with effect from 2017 at the School of Postgraduate Studies, Nasarawa State University Keffi, Nigeria.

Professional career

He began his working career in 1980 as a teacher with Bendel State Government (now

Government) and then became an Accountant with Edo State Government in 1988. He became an Auditor with the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation in 1992. He was promoted to the rank of Director of Audit with effect from January 1, 2016, by the

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and was a candidate up to the final stage for the Post of Federal Permanent Secretary examination 2018 and 2019. Adolphus is a Fellow of the

Certified National Accountant A Certified National Accountant is a qualified professional accountant that has met the educational qualification and professional experience requirements for membership of Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), and has been accepted ...

of Nigeria, a fellow of the

Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) is a professional organization in Nigeria whose members are certified as qualified tax practitioners or administrators. Organization The CITN was formed in February 1982 and chartered by the ...

(FCTI) and a member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered). Mr. Adolphus Aghughu retired from the civil service on Wednesday, September 7th, 2022, at the age of 60.

Personal life

Adolphus is happily married and blessed with children and his hobbies include: Gardening, Driving and Reading.

References

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