11/08/2026
TRIBUTE TO DR. ADAMU MOHAMMED FIKA, mni, OFR
On behalf of my family, I extend my heartfelt condolences to the entire Fika family and the good people of Yobe State on the passing of their beloved patriarch, patriot, and elder statesman, Dr. Adamu Mohammed Fika, mni, OFR.
The news of his death is particularly painful to me, having had the rare privilege of working under his guidance and tutelage. I experienced firsthand, his exceptional qualities as a leader, administrator, mentor, and nation-builder.
As a young officer in the National Assembly Provisional Office, as it was then known, I had the privilege of working under his leadership. He took a keen interest in the development and career progression of young officers. He was a truly detribalised boss who believed in identifying, developing, and promoting competence, regardless of religious, ethnic or social background.
I remain particularly grateful for the confidence he reposed in me early in my career; Dr. Fika believed in my abilities and entrusted me with the responsibility of pioneering the Finance Department of the National Assembly. That opportunity became a defining moment in my professional journey and provided invaluable experience that ultimately prepared me for the higher responsibility of serving as Director of Finance and Accounts of the National Assembly.
Dr. Fika was a man of remarkable intellect, discipline, integrity, and uncommon commitment to public service. His distinguished career, spanning the civil service of the old Borno State, the National Assembly, the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) Kuru Jos, and later the National Assembly Service Commission, was characterised by excellence, institution-building, and purposeful leadership.
As Chairman of the National Assembly Service Commission, he distinguished himself as an astute manager of human resources. He contributed immensely to the strengthening and development of the legislative bureaucracy, while promoting professionalism, institutional stability, and adherence to best practices within the National Assembly.
On this solemn occasion, I commiserate with the Fika family, National Assembly family, his friends, associates, former colleagues, the National Assembly family, and all those whose lives were touched by his remarkable journey of service to the nation.
May Almighty Allah forgive his shortcomings, grant him Aljannah Firdaus, and grant the entire family the strength to carry on with his legacies of honesty, integrity, and excellence.
