Board Members

Abdulwahab Ademola Lawal served in the Nigerian Army Infantry for 22 year and retired in 1995. He served in many capacities both on staff and command. He also served in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations in Iran-Iraq military Observer Group in 1988-99 and ECOMOG 1992-1994. He was awarded United Nations Medal for Peace in 1989. He served as a Directing Staff at the Command and Staff College, Jaji in 1995. He holds masters and doctorate degrees in Public Policy from St Clements University (2007). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants and a member of it’s governing council. He has held many post military service appoints including member of board of directors Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, 2001-2004, Chairman, Kwara State Task Force on Contract Verification, Pension Audit among others. He was an external examiner at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) SEC 34, 2012. He is currently Head of Research, Savannah Centre for Diplomacy Democracy and Development. He has conducted fieldwork on conflict management in the Northeast Nigeria and written many papers on civil military relations, accountability in the security sector, national security architecture, inter agency collaboration, public service reforms and a host of other issues relating to community security governance and development. He was a member of ministerial committee for the development of training curriculum for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, a member of Presidential Committee on Police Reform (PORTO) and a member of National Bioethics Committee at the Ministry of Science and Technology. He has obtained Basic and Advanced certificates in management trainers development from the Centre For Management Development and thus a certified trainer. He is currently the Chairman Kwara State Education Trust Fund. He is married with children.