Ilugo Cletus C.D is an experienced Economic diversification and Development strategies, Conflict and Business Development Specialist that had worked with grassroots and international organizations such as Non-Governmental Organizations, Development Institutions (UN agency), Financial organization and manufacturing organizations to develop strategies needed to enhance the improvement of human lives. He holds a Master Degree in Conflict, Security and Development, another Master in Development Studies and M.Sc. in Economics. He is presently a PhD student of Peace and Conflict Studies, Modibbo Adama University, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria. Cletus had previously undergone three international training on Conflict Prevention, Election Observation and Conflict Analysis and Mediation at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Center, Accra, Ghana.
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Professor Muhammad Kabir Isa is a distinguished academic in the fields of governance, administration and development. A graduate of Political Science from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, he earned his B.Sc in 1989, M.Sc in 1994, and PhD in 2010. He was previously the Deputy Dean of the School of Postgraduate Studies (2017–2021), now a Postgraduate College. He recently served his sabbatical leave (2024/2025) at the Nigeria Defence Academy where he taught Political Science and International Relations, and currently serves as the Dean, Faculty of Administration, ABU Zaria. With over 30 years of academic and research experience, Professor Isa has contributed extensively to edited volumes and scholarly books, with notable publications such as Militant Ethnic Movement and Youth Sub-Culture of Violence in Nigerian Cities, AlieNation: The State of Koma in Nigeria, Militant Islamic Movements in Northern Nigeria, and Identity Politics and Transformations in Contemporary Nigeria. His work has been featured in publications by the Institute of Security Studies in Pretoria and Addis Ababa. He is a member of the UNESCO-MOST Ethno-Net Africa network, and the International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM). Additionally, he holds memberships in the Nigeria Political Science Association (NPSA) and the Association of African Political Science, West Africa Zone (AAPS-WA), where he is a pioneer member.