Dr. Dan Mou is currently a Member of the Presidential Jobs Board, State House, The Presidency, Abuja, Nigeria. He holds a BSc Hons. Political Science (1979), University of Ibadan, ...view moreDr. Dan Mou is currently a Member of the Presidential Jobs Board, State House, The Presidency, Abuja, Nigeria. He holds a BSc Hons. Political Science (1979), University of Ibadan, Nigeria; MA (1982) and PhD (1986), University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA, specializing in Public Policy Analysis and African Politics; Ph.D. (Honoris Causa) in International Law and Diplomacy (2013), Pacific Western University, Colorado, U.S.A.; and another Ph.D. (Honoris Causa) in Business Administration (2013), Cornerstone University, Jerusalem, Israel.
He lectured at the University of Jos, Nigeria, and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, U.S.A., before joining the Presidency in Nigeria in 1989, where his positions included: Director (Narcotics Drugs Control); Director (Special Duties); Director (Monitoring and Evaluation); and later appointed the Secretary, National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP). He also served as Director, Nigeria Air Force, and Director (Human Resources), Ministry of Defence, as well as Director (Human Resources, Inspectorate and Management Services), Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Dr. Mou further served as Special Adviser (National Security Affairs) to the National Security Advisers in the Presidency, under three consecutive Nigerian Governments. He has published extensively in scholarly journals and books. His bestsellers are National Security and Democratic Governance in Nigeria; State Power, Agrarian Policies and Peasant Welfare and National Security; Good Governance and Democracy in Africa. His happy marriage to Mimidoo Osewe Mou is blessed with children.
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