Shehu Ahmadu Musa: The triumphs of a principled public servant Shehu Ahmadu Musa, GCON, CFR (16 January 1935 to 19 November 2008) was a distinguished Nigerian public administrator and a respected traditional title holder known as the Makaman Nupe in Niger State. He served as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation during the Nigerian Second Republic from 1979 to 1983, a period that placed him at the centre of national decision-making. Shehu Musa was born in Bida in what is now Niger State in North Central Nigeria. His father, Musa...