Abubakar GIMBA

2000
  • Africa
  • Western Africa
  • Nigeria
English

Abubakar GIMBA (born 1952, Nasarawa) is the national president of the Association of Nigerian Authors and chairman of the Concern Foundation and Savannah Publications Ltd. He is the author of several novels, including Witness to Tears; Trail of Sacrifice ; Innocent Victims; Sunset for a Mandarin, and Golden Apples. Mr. Gimba was previously executive director of the Union Bank of Nigeria and permanent secretary in Nigeria's Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning. He holds a master's degree in economics from the University of Cincinnati, and has traveled extensively throughout Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. He is taking part in the IWP on a grant from the U.S. Department of State.

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