| Joshua Mahamadu Hamidu | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | Ghana |
| Service/branch | Ghana army |
| Commands held | Chief of the Defence Staff |
| Other work | National Security Co-ordinator Chairman, Narcotics Control Board High Commissioner to Nigeria |
Lieutenant General Joshua Mahamadu Hamidu is a former Chief of Defence Staff and member of the Supreme Military Council government. He was appointed National Security Advisor to the Kufuor government in 2001.[1] He has also been the chairman of the Narcotics Control Board of Ghana.[2] He is also on various boards of the Bank of Ghana.[3] In 2005, he was Ghana's High Commissioner to Nigeria.[4]
Joshua Hamidu had been accused in some circles of being implicated in the killing of the Overlord of Dagbon, the late Ya-Na, Yakubu Andani II in March 2002. The Wuaku Commission which investigated the circumstances leading to the tragedy cleared him of any wrong doing.[5]
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Major General Robert Kotei |
Chief of the Defence Staff 1978 – 1979 |
Succeeded by Colonel E. D. F. Prah |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by ? |
High Commissioner to Nigeria 2005 – ? |
Succeeded by George Kumi |