10 Facts About Yohanna Madaki

Yohanna Madaki was born in 1941 in Ziturung Karyi, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area in Kaduna State.

Yohanna Madaki attended the then St Paul's Primary School in Zonkwa Kaduna State and thereafter proceeded to the Nigerian Military School Zaria.

Yohanna Madaki was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army on completion of this course.

Yohanna Madaki was married to Sarah Yanshi and had 5 children, Dorothy, Julie, Astirah, Gagarin, Cindy.

Yohanna Madaki was appointed Military Governor of the defunct Gongola State in 1985, and was posted from Gongola State to Benue State as the Military Governor from August to September 1986.

Yohanna Madaki's grounds were the confiscation of land by the Emir from the local people.

Yohanna Madaki retired in 1986 and went into full legal practice in Kaduna.

Yohanna Madaki was engaged in many legal battles, often providing service free of charge to needy people, particularly those in the military.

Yohanna Madaki engaged in a prolonged legal battle to save former military governor of Rivers State, Major General Zamani Lekwot from execution.

Yohanna Madaki served as a member of the 2nd Constituent Assembly in 1988 as well as member of the Presidential Committee on Reforms at the University of Ibadan in the year 2000.