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'Ambassador (Dr) Mohammad Ahmad Wali Ambassador (Dr) Mohammad Ahmad Wali hails from Sanyinna,Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto State. He was born in 1956 He attended Sanyinna Town Primary School, Sheikh Abubakar Mahmud Gummi Memorial College, Sokoto before he proceeded to Bayero University Kano, under the Sokoto State Government Scholarship, where he obtained a B.Sc Degree in Political Science (Second Class Upper) in 1980. He did his National Service at Igbonnibi High School, Ila-Orangun, Ila Local Government of Old Oyo State, now in Osun State, where he taught, Government, English and Islamic Studies. Two years later, in 1983, he obtained a Federal Government Scholarship to study Public Administration at the University of Liverpool, Uk. Furthermore, in 1987 he obtained a Commonwealth Scholarship to study Government at doctoral level at University of Essex, Uk, graduating in 1990, with PhD in Government. Moreover, in 1993, he obtained a Diploma in Arabic from Islamic University of Madina, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Wali started his career as a school teacher at Saida Primary School, in Sanyinna District. After his graduation and NYSC, he took up appointment with the Sokoto State Government in 1981 as Assistant Administrative Officer, rising to hold various positions in the State Civil Service, including Government Printer, Executive Secretary, Pilgrims Welfare Agency; Principal, College of Arts and Science (now Sokoto Polytechnic); Permanent Secretary, serving in various departments of Government, calumniating in his appointment as Ag Secretary to Sokoto State Government and Head of the Civil Service in 1996. In 1997, Ambassador Wali was appointed as Director General of African Centre for Development (CAFRAD), based in Tangier, Morocco, by the Governing Board of the Centre, which comprises Ministers of Public Service/Head of Civil Service of Member States (Arabophone, Anglophone, Francophone, and Lethophone). Nigeria is represented by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. The annual celebration of the 23 June Civil Service Day was initiated by CAFRAD and Ambassador Wali had done much to publicise it in Africa. He also contributed significantly in the production of the Charter for Public Service in Africa. Before the completion of his tenure as DG of CAFRAD, Ambassador Wali was appointed in 2000 as Nigeria’s Ambassador to Argentina, with Concurrent accreditation to Chile, Peru and Uruguay. After his return home, Ambassador Wali was appointed as CEO of Development Strategies International (DSI), a private company promoting, investment drive, good governance and ICT development. He has encouraged Argentine investors to Nigeria to provide support in the area of animal husbandry. DSI constructed the first website of the Office of the Head of Service in 2006, first website of the Police Service Commission, among others. In the area of good governance, Ambassador Wali has made several presentations at the Public Service Institute of Nigeria. In 2006, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto appointed Dr Wali as Reader (Associate Professor) to the Department of Political Science, where he lectured political science until his appointment as National Commissioner of INEC in August 2010 At INEC, Ambassador Wali supervises INEC Offices in Jigawa, Kano and Katsina, and he belongs to various committees of the Commission and heads the Tenders Board. Ambassador Wali has visited most of the countries of Africa, Europe and Americas and few of Asia. Ambassador Wali is married and has children and grand children. SOME PRESENTATIONS ▪ Citizenship and Electoral Reforms in Africa A paper delivered at Africa-Berlin International Conference (ABIC) Berlin, Media Team IT Education Centre (MTTT) and Humboldt University (HU), August 24-30, 2013 by Lai Olurode and Amb (Dr) Mohammad Ahamad Wali, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Zambezi Crescent, Maitama District, Abuja, FCT, Nigeria. ▪ Policy Development & Implementation Series of Lectures presented to Grade Level 14 – 16 Officers of the Federal Civil Service, at The Public Service Institute of Nigeria, 2010. ▪ Review of Curricular Participated in the DRM Associates Review of Curricular of The Public Service Institute of Nigeria, 2009. ▪ Reform of The Nigerian Public Service: A Proposal For An Evaluation Of Priorities, Methodologies, Achievements, And Way Forward Working with A D Yahaya, M J Balogun, Sheikh A Abdullahi and Alex Gboyega on a proposal for Evaluation of Priorities, Methodologies, Achievement and Way Forward for the Nigeria Public Service 2008. ▪ The Charter for Public Service in Africa: the Context, Content & Implementation Presented at a National Workshop on Ethics, Integrity and Professionalism in Government jointly sponsored by the Government of the Gambia/MDI and the Commonwealth Office (Governance & Institutional Development Division) 17th to 20th July 2006, Banjul, The Gambia. ▪ Ethical Dilemmas: Cultural Dimension Presented at a National Workshop on Ethics, Integrity and Professionalism in Government jointly sponsored by the Government of the Gambia/MDI and the Commonwealth Office (Governance & Institutional Development Division) 17th to 20th July 2006, Banjul, The Gambia. ▪ Internet Age & Education in Nigeria Presented at the 2006-2008 Orientation Exercise Organized by the Nigerian Technical Aide Corps in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria, Monday 6th March 2006. ▪ Consolidating Democracy in Nigeria Presented on Democracy Day, 29th May 2003, organized by the Association of Nigerians in Argentina and Riverplate Region, at the Social Science Foundation, Buenos Aires. ▪ Introducing NEPAD Presented at A SEMINAR ON Africa ORGANIZED BY the Committee of African Affairs, Arab countries and the Middle East of THE ARGENTINE COUNCIL ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA 2002. ▪ Democratization & Investment Climate in Sub-Saharan Africa Presented at A SEMINAR ON Africa: Viability and challenges, ORGANIZED BY the Committee of African Affairs, Arab countries and the Middle East of THE ARGENTINE COUNCIL ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA ON 26TH OCTOBER 2000. ▪ Administrative Reforms in Africa Comment on: How African Citizens Perceive the Role of Public Administration and their Assessment of the Quality of Services being Rendered by Public Services: Cases of Benin, Cote d'lvoire, Gabon and Senegal By OFPA and IIAS (Prepared for Presentation at the IIAS Conference in Paris 1997). PUBLISHED BOOKS: ▪ The Dynamics of Policy Implementation in Nigeria: A Case of Sokoto State 2010 ▪ Islam and Governance in Nigeria (edited) 2010 ▪ Management of Pilgrimage Operations in Africa (Edited) CAFRAD Publication: Studies & Documents Publication, No. 10, Vol.1,1999'