Adebayo Adedeji
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Adebayo Adedeji is a Nigeria
n politician. He was Executive Secretary to the United Nations
Economic Commission for Africa
from 1975 to 1978, and UN Under-Secretary-General
from 1978 until 1991. He is the founding Executive Director of the African Centre for Development and Strategic Studies (ACDESS) in 1991.
He graduated from both London (B.Sc and Ph.D in Economics) and Harvard Universities
(M.P.A). At the age of 36 years, he had become a full fledged Professor at the
University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU). In 1971, he was
drafted into the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria of General Yakubu
Gowon as the Cabinet Minister responsible for the economic development and
reconstruction of post-civil war Nigeria. He was the founder and pioneer Chairman of
the Nigeria National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and the pére da la CEDEAO ––
the father of ECOWAS –– which he established in May 1975 ––after over three years
of arduous negotiations with sixteen governments and countries divided into
Anglophone, Francophone and Lusophone spheres of influence.
He was born in Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n politician. He was Executive Secretary to the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
Economic Commission for Africa
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa was established in 1958 by the United Nations Economic and Social Council to encourage economic cooperation among its member states following a recommendation of the United Nations General Assembly.It is one of five regional commissions.The ECA...
from 1975 to 1978, and UN Under-Secretary-General
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
An Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations is a senior official within the United Nations System, normally appointed by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Secretary-General for a renewable term of four years....
from 1978 until 1991. He is the founding Executive Director of the African Centre for Development and Strategic Studies (ACDESS) in 1991.
He graduated from both London (B.Sc and Ph.D in Economics) and Harvard Universities
(M.P.A). At the age of 36 years, he had become a full fledged Professor at the
University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU). In 1971, he was
drafted into the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria of General Yakubu
Gowon as the Cabinet Minister responsible for the economic development and
reconstruction of post-civil war Nigeria. He was the founder and pioneer Chairman of
the Nigeria National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and the pére da la CEDEAO ––
the father of ECOWAS –– which he established in May 1975 ––after over three years
of arduous negotiations with sixteen governments and countries divided into
Anglophone, Francophone and Lusophone spheres of influence.
He was born in Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria.