He was 91.
He died after a protracted illness.
Buhari and Ahmed Joda
Born in February 1930, Ahmed Joda was a Nigerian administrator who rose through the administrative cadre of the Northern regional government and then the federal civil service to retire as Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industries.
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During the administration of the youthful Yakubu Gowon, he was considered to be among a group known as super Permanent Secretaries.