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Dr Moses Egene Adah is an American trained Physicist. He is an astute Academician, Administrator and Politician with wide experience in those entire fields.

Dr M. E. Adah was born in 1941 in Emekutu of Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State Nigeria. He received his Primary Education in Ogodu L.G.E.A Primary School and Dekina Middle School. He did his secondary education at Provincial Secondary School and later did the Higher School Certificate course at Keffi Government College in the present Nasarawa State.

Dr M. E. Adah attended the celebrated Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where he obtained a second class (upper) B.Sc. Hons Degree in Physics and Mathematics in 1966, and a Master of Science (M.Sc) degree in Geophysics in 1968. He later obtained a PhD. in Solid State Physics at the University of Texas in Austin, U.S.A. between 1969 and 1973. He has postgraduate qualification in Education and Electronics. He is Computer Literate.

Dr. M. E. Adah served in many leadership positions at schools and colleges (House Captain, and Chairman of Camera Club, Tennis Club and Township Development Union). He is a recognized Community Leader in Igala land. In 1981, he was honored with a chieftaincy title of Ochai Ejeh of Ankpa, the highest chieftaincy title in the area. Dr. Adah served as lecturer in Physics at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria (1967 – 1974), Senior Lecturer in Physics at the College of Advance Studies, Kano (1974 – 1975) and Vice Rector and Principal Lecturer at Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa (1985 – 1988).

Dr. Adah held several Administrative/Political positions as Civil Commissioner in Kwara and Benue State between 1975 and 1979. In this capacity, he was a member of the State Executive Council. In Benue State he served as Commisioner of Works and Housing (1976 – 1977), Ministry of Trade and Industry (1978) and Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources (1979).

Dr Adah tried his hands at partisan politics in the Second Republic. He was elected and became a member of the House of Representatives in October, 1983, representing Ankpa North Federal Constituency. He is still actively involved in politics. He is an Elder Statesman and member of the ruling party, P.D.P. He is successfully engaged in the business of Constructions and Science and engineering Consultancy.

Dr M. E. Adah is a nationally recognized ombudsman (a man of peace). In his capacity as Federal Public Complaints Commissioner in charge of Benue State in 1979 – 1982, he resolved several intra and inter state boundary disputes in Kogi, Benue and Anambra State of Nigeria. He resolved many disputes between individuals and groups and got several public and civil servants who lost their jobs reinstated. He is doubtlessly, an authority in conflict resolution (humanities) just as he is in Mathematics – Physics. No doubt he was described as “a legend in Physics in his time” by the world renowned Mathematician and Physicist, Prof. Gabriel Audu Oyibo during a lecture on GAGUT at Kogi State University Anyigba on November 29, 2004. for his peace initiatives, Dr M. E. Adah was rightly accorded with a National honors of Peace Envoy/Ambassador by the Federal Republic of Nigeria in January, 2004.

Dr M. E. Adah is a Christian. He happily married and blessed with children.