Ibrahim Khaleel Inuwa, also known as Engineer IK Inuwa, was a Nigerian politician,

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 ...

consultant, and a member of the Debate Coordinating Committee, that was chaired by Justice Niki Tobi on the Constitution of Nigeria (1999).

Early life and education

Inuwa was born in

Gwale Gwale is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria within Greater population and surface area at the center of the Kano city. Its headquarters are in the suburb of Gwale around the Kofar Na’isa Area. It has an area of 18 km and a popu ...

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of Kano State, Nigeria, on April 15, 1949. He received his primary education at Kofar Kudu Junior Primary School, Emir's Palace, and at Kano State, from 1956 to 1959, before later attending Gwale Senior Primary School in

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from 1960 to 1962. Inuwa attended the Government College in California from 1963 to 1967, where he received the West Africa School Certificate. In 1968, he attended Rumfa College, Kano, and earned his Cambridge Higher School Certificate in 1969. He then obtained a Master of Science in

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in 1978 from

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, England.

Career

Inuwa spent time with the

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from 1973 to 1974 before working with the

Civil Service Commission (CSC) as a mechanical engineer until 1976. Between 1980 and 1984, he was the Assistant Chief Engineer and Chief Engineer in the Nigerian Ministry of Rural and Community Development. During the Administration of Group Captain in December 1986, he was appointed to the post of

Commissioner A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something). In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to in ...

and served in the

Ministry of Rural and Community Development. Kano State is responsible for implementing the Directorate of Foods, Roads and Rural Infrastructures, Community Development, small-scale industries, and rural electrification programs. In October 1988, during the administration of Colonel

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, he was posted to the newly established Ministry of Animal Health and Forestry, which was responsible for resuscitating livestock production in the State, as well as implementing the

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program. After serving as commissioner, Inuwa returned to the

Agricultural Rural Development Authority (KNARDA) in February 1989, eventually serving as the Director of Engineering before retiring from the Kano State Civil Service. Following his retirement, Inuwa started a company called Technovation Limited, where he worked throughout the remainder of his life. Inuwa was President of the

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from January 1989 to December 1990 and President of the

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(COREN) between April 1991 and December 1994. He served as a Member of the Presidential Task Force on the reactivation of Nigeria National Paper Manufacturing Company from April 1991 to December 1992. Inuwa then served as a Board Member for the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) between July 1992 and August 1994. Most recently, he was Trustee of the Kano Peace and Development Initiative (KAPEDI) between 2010 and 2020. During the administration of President General

Abdulsalami Abubakar Abdulsalami Abubakar (; born 13 June 1942) is a Nigerian statesman and retired Nigerian Army general who served as the ''de facto'' President of Nigeria from 1998 to 1999. He was also Chief of Defence Staff between 1997 and 1998. He succeede ...

, he was a member of the 1999 Constitution Debate Coordinating Committee chaired by Justice Niki Tobi.

Awards

Inuwa received the

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(OFR) on December 20, 2005. He was also a recipient of the

Merit Awards the following years: 1983, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2007, and 2008. Additionally, he was a recipient of the

(COREN) Distinguished Merit Award for Excellence (Distinguished Service to Technology) in 1997. Inuwa was granted the

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Fellowship award in January 2005.

References

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