PROFILE OF HIS EXCELLENCY, CAPT. IDRIS I. WADA, GOVERNOR OF KOGI STATE
His Excellency, Capt. Idris I. Wada was born on August 26, 1950 in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. He was a successful businessman and an accomplished pilot with over 35 years in the aviation industry before going into politics.
He became a first-class flying instructor at the young age of twenty-three (23) and has been credited with training some of the best pilots produced in Nigeria.
At the age of 29, Capt. Idris Wada joined the then national carrier, Nigerian Airways as a line pilot where he rose to the rank of “Pilot in Command’’. In 1983, he joined the United Air Services (UAS) where he rose to the position of Chief Pilot and General Manager, within a very short period.
In 1985, Capt. Wada founded the Executive Aviation Service (EAS) with some other pilots making him one of the pioneer indigenous airline operators in Nigeria.
He attended several simulator conversion/recurrent flight training programmes at Varig Airlines, Lufthansa Airlines, Frankfurt, Sabena Airlines, Pan-am Flight Academy Miami, and many other high quality facilities.
His other professional qualifications include Aviation Diploma, Commercial Pilot Certificate, and Flying Instructor Certificate. He possesses the Nigerian Airline Transport License No. 992, British Airline Transport Pilot License No. 104990,
USA/FAA Air Transport Rating No. 2223411 and qualified Flight Instructor rating
(QFI) UK. He also has Certified Flight Instructor Rating UK, and Certified Flight
Examiner, UK and Nigeria. In 2006 he completed his MBA Programme at the
University of Abuja, where he had earlier obtained his B.Sc. degree in Business
Administration.
His varied working experience include being a flight instructor at the Nigerian
College of Aviation Technology, Zaria, from 1973-1978 and Nigerian Airways Pilot
from 1978-1982. He also worked at the United Air Services as Chief Pilot and
General Manager from 1982-1985. At the Executive Aviation Services Nigeria
Limited, he was the Chief Executive from 1985-1988 and also served at Nicon
Airways Ltd as Executive Vice Chairman, a position he held until he was elected
Governor of Kogi State in December 2011.
Capt. Idris Wada has also held several national and public appointments including
the following: Chairman Ministerial Committee on Airline operations, 2006;
Chairman, NACAA Operations for ICAO Audit, 2006 and Chairman, Governing
council, Federal College of Education Technical, Potiskum, Yobe State 2009 to
2011.
Capt. Wada has delivered several lectures and presentations at seminars and
workshops in Nigeria and abroad over the last 20years. He has distinguished
himself both in the public and private sectors of Nigerian economy as a humble,
trustworthy and effective leader.
He is happily married with children and grand children.
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