Mallam Wada, Buhari’s ex-Chief Press Secretary is dead
Former Chief Press Secretary to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Wada Maida, is dead.
Mallam Wada served as Buhari’s Chief Press Secretary in 1984 when the President was Military Head of State.
Until his death, Mallam Maida was a member of the Executive Board of International Press Institute (IPI) and the Chairman of Board of Directors of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
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Maida is said to have slumped last night in his office.
Born on March 5, 1950, in Katsina State, Maida was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of People’s Media. He is also a former Editor-in-Chief and Managing Director of NAN.
Mallam Maida’s academic profile includes Government College, Katsina, 1964-1968; Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), 1971; Indiana Institute of Mass Communication, 1972-1975; and Aberdeen College of Commerce, UK, 1975-1977.
He was appointed information officer, Kaduna State, 1971-1978; zonal editor, 1978-1981; Foreign Correspondent, NAN, in-charge of Western Europe, London, 1981-1983; and Chief Press Secretary to Buhari when he was the Head of State from 1984-1985
He was also a member of several organizations, including the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Vision 2010, Foreign Press Association, London, and Amnesty International, and co-founder of Daily Trust, among others.
Mallam Maida on March 5, clocked the average life expectancy of 70 years. Buhari had in his congratulatory message to him noted with delight his quintessential humility, sincerity, and forthrightness to an upwardly mobile career.
He said that Maida’s patriotism, dedication, and commitment to peace and unity of the country, through his contributions to Journalism will always be remembered.
