Jerry Gana
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Jerry Gana | |
|---|---|
| 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 by | Dapo Sarumi |
| Succeeded by | Chukwuemeka Chikelu |
| Senator | |
| In office 1983–1983 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 November 1945 |
| Party | Social Democratic Party (SDP) |
| Spouse | Lucy Tani Gana (m. 1974) |
| Children | Grace 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 |  |
| Website | www.jerrygana.org.ng |
Jerry Gana is a Nigerian scholar, politician, and former senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, serving briefly in 1983 before becoming Director for the Directorate of Food, Roads and Infrastructure (DFRRI). He was later appointed Director of the Mass Mobilization for Social Justice and Economic Recovery (MAMSER) under Ibrahim Babangida,[1] then Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources in the Interim National Government under Ernest Shonekan.[1] He later became Minister of Information and Culture under General Sani Abacha, then Minister of Co-operation 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]
Gana was born on 30 November 1945 at Busu near Bida in Niger State.[3] He obtained the West African School Certificate from Government College, Bida in 1964, and proceeded to Okene Secondary School for the Higher School Certificate (H.S.C.) from 1965 to 1966, passing out with distinctions and achieving the best results in 1967. Gana proceeded to Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria and graduated in 1970 with a B.A. (Hons) degree (Upper Division) in Geography. He then attended King's College of the University of Aberdeen in Scotland for an M.Sc. in Rural Resources Planning, leading to a PhD in Market Place Systems and Rural Development in 1974. He obtained a Certificate of Education from the University of London and taught at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria from 1974 to 1986, rising to the post of a professor in 1985.[3][4]
He served as Pro-Chancellor of the University of Lagos until 2017.[5]