Senator Philip Tanimu Aduda (MFR)

Meet the FCT Senator
(Leader 9th Senate Minority Whip)

Education History

He attended Emmanuel College of Theology Primary School, Ibadan, and Army Primary School 123 Battalion, Minna. He also attended the Nigerian Army Day Secondary School, Chindit Barracks, Zaria, and continued his education at Government Secondary School, Gwagwalada, in 1987.

He proceeded to the College of Advanced Studies (CAS) Zaria, now Kaduna State Polytechnic, in 1990. He went to the University of Jos, Plateau State, where he studied Social Work and Social Development and obtained a Diploma in 1992. 

In 1999, he did his HND at Bida Polytechnic and attended a course at The University of Manchester, Manchester Business School, England, UK in 2007. 

In the quest for academic excellence, he also attended another course in Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, Washington DC in 2008 and Crown Agents Training Institute, Worthing, United Kingdom in 2009 and 2010, Universitat Wien, Vienna, Austria in 2014, Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education, University of Cambridge in 2016, and MSc Peace and Security from Sultan Macido Institute, University of Abuja, amongst others.

 
Work Experience
Between 1992 and 1995, he went into the family business (ADUDAS NIG. LTD), where he rose to the position of Managing Director. In 1996, he then contested for election under a non-party basis to represent Karu Ward as Councillor in Abuja Municipal Area Council and won. He has held various appointments in Abuja Municipal Area Council.