Jacob Gyang Buba

Da Jacob Gyang Buba (October 10, 1951) is a retired Nigeria customs officer and elder statesmen. He served as the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service from 2004 to 2008. In April 1, 2009, he was sworn as the Gbong Gwom Jos, a paramount traditional ruler of the Berom Kingdom serving as the 5th emir of the ethnic group after the demise of Da Victor Dung Pam.[1][2] He is the Chairman, Jos Traditional Council of Chiefs and president of the Jos Joint Traditional Council.[3][4] He is serving as the 3rd Chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University since March 2016 at the 10th convocation of the institution.[5][6]

Jacob Gyang Buba
Gbong Gwom Jos (King of Beron Kingdom)
ReignAugust 2009 - present
Coronation1 August 2009
PredecessorDa Victor Dung Pam
Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service
TermJanuary 2004 – 24 May 2008
SuccessorHamman Bello
Born (1951-10-10) 10 October 1951
Jos South, Plateau
Military career
Allegiance Nigeria
Service/branchNigerian Customs Service
Years of service1975–2008
RankComptroller-General

Background

Gyang Buba was born in 1951 at Madu Village of Du District, Jos South, Plateau State. He is the first son of Buba Dung Bot of the Lo Du, Lo-Wet family and Ngo Kaneng Buba, one among the ruling house of the kingdom. He began his early education at SUM elementary school Chwelnyap in 1960 to 1963 then went to Baptist Day School Jos to complete his elementary classes, after finishing and from 1966 to 1971, he graduated from the Provincial Secondary School, Kuru known now as Government Secondary School Kuru and he attends the Institute of Administration for Ahmadu Bello University and graduated with Diploma in Banking in 1975.[7]

Career

He started working as a clerk at the Federal Pay Office in 1972 to 1974 before attending the Institute of Administration and enrolled in the Nigeria Customs Service in 1975 as the assistant preventive officer. He became CG in 2004 and together was the chairman of the African Union Sub-committee of directors general of Customs during the 2007 to 2008, the last post held was the deputy CG of customs at the Abuja's headquarter.[8] As the CG of customs, he implement the adaptation of the Common External Tariffs for ECOWAS and operations of scanners in borders, areas of airports and port, he amends the holistic review of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1958 and various customs notice. Gyang attends various Trades conferences of which amongst includes the INTERPOL seminars.[9] He is an ordained member in the Seventh Day Adventist Church, and was awarded national honors of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) and the Officer of the Federal Republic (OFR), he was also a member in the 2014 National Conference.[9]

References
  1. Umaru, Thaddeus Byimui (2013-08-14). Christian-Muslim Dialogue in Northern Nigeria: A Socio-Political and Theological Consideration. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 978-1-4836-7290-8.
  2. Adinoyi, Seriki (21 April 2009). "Nigeria: Buba Emerges New Gbong Gwom Jos". Allafrica. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. Kim, Masara. "Gbong Gwom Jos, a bridge builder at 68, says Sen. ID Gyang". Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  4. Danbaba, Danfulani (2018-06-30). "Gbong Gwom Jos tasks federal government, security agencies on Plateau killings". TODAY. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  5. "MILESTONES: Buhari honoured, Ooni weds, Ibru passes on | Premium Times Nigeria". 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  6. "Gbong Gwom Jos sworn in as UNIZIK Chancellor | Premium Times Nigeria". 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  7. Alagbaoso, Jerry (2006). Eyes Right: Nigeria Customs Service on the Dais. University of Lagos Press. ISBN 978-978-38235-7-0.
  8. "PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  9. "His Majesty Da Jacob Gyang Buba CON former comptroller general of Customs 2004 - 2008 and Gbong Gwong Jos". markingnigeriaabetterplace.ng. 24 May 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2020.

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