A dynamic and forward-looking administrator
Hon. Amode Oluseyi Joshua is a native of Ogori, in Ogori-Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi State, Nigeria. He was born into the well-known Amode family on the 17th day in the month of January, 1962.
He attended Zungeru College of Advance Studies in Niger State between 1984 and 1986, he was also a student at Bayero University Kano (BUK) where he bagged his first degree in Political Science in 1992.
Before obtaining his first degree, young Joshua taught briefly between 1982 and 1984 as an auxiliary teacher in Junior Secondary School, Sabon-Rami after completing his secondary school education.
In 1992 he undertook the mandatory national service popularly called NYSC, where he was posted to serve with the Nigeria Prison Service (now Correctional Service) in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State and he performed exceedingly well.
After the national service, Joshua was employed as Education Officer by the Kogi State Teaching Service Commission in 1994. He worked under the Commission till the year 2000. He later in life served as a Special Adviser on Security and General Duties between 2006 and 2007 in Ogori-Magongo Local Government Area under the leadership of its former executive chairman Hon. Matthew D. Keyi.
Honourable Amode in several ways has developed himself in order to be more proficient at work. He attended several in-house seminars, conferences and workshops with various certificates obtained on personnel management and general administration. Presently, he works with the Unified Local Government Service of Kogi State as a Deputy Director Administrator in-charge of personnel management in Ogori-Magongo L.G.A.
Hon. Amode is an individual who has the genuine love and interest in helping and developing his community, Ogori, through various channels of support to the youths, widows, aged and the indigents. This, he has demonstrated clearly at all times the golden opportunities come his way.
He is happily married to his beautiful wife, Mrs. Titilayo Esemeje Amode and blessed with amazing children.