Ibrahim Damcida  Ibrahim Damcida (1933 - 2012) was a Nigerian administrator who rose through the administrative cadre of the Northern regional government and then the federal civil service to retire as Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance. During the administration of the youthful Yakubu Gowon, he was considered to among a group known as super Permanent Secretaries. Damcida and many civil service officers were retired in 1975 after a change in government. Damcida was born in Biu, Borno State, the son of Yerima Damcida, from a ruling family of Biu Emirate. His grandfather was Mai of Biu as was his uncle, Ali Gurgur. Alhaji Ibrahim Maina Damcida was a prince of the Biu Emirate, born in Biu Local Government Area, Borno State in 1933. He attended Biu Central Primary School, from 1939 - 1943, Maiduguri Middle School from 1944 – 1946, before proceeding to Kaduna College and the famous Barewa College for secondary school education, which he completed in 1950. Upon completion of his studies at Barewa College, he furthered his education at Westminster College, London, United Kingdom, where he studied Accounting between 1954 – 1956, and then later to Northwestern Polytechnic London, United Kingdom between 1956 – 1958. He began his career as manager in training at John Holt Plc, learning about the business in different branches across the country. Thereafter, he trained as an accountant, in 1959, he transferred services to the regional government and in 1962, he transferred to the federal civil service to work as under-secretary in the Ministry of Industries. Before his retirement, Damcida served as deputy Permanent Secretary or Permanent Secretary in the Ministries of Industries, Trade, Defense and Finance  He was seconded to the Federal Civil Service in 1962, where he was posted to the Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industries as a Deputy Permanent Secretary from 1962 - 1965, then later transferred to the Federal Ministry of Finance, to serve as a Deputy Permanent Secretary from 1965 – 1966, before being promoted to a substantive Permanent Secretary position and posted to the Federal Ministry of Trade in 1966. In 1965, he was at the Economic Development Institute of the World Bank in Washington DC, USA and remained a Fellow of this Institution even after his retirement. Damcida was an ace in his field of work and that earned him and a few of his fellow Permanent Secretaries a reward for good service, exemplary leadership and commitments to nation building.