The Executive Chairman
Brigadier General JA Faransa was born on 23th November, 1963 at General Hospital Bambur in to the family of Mr. and Mrs. Faransa Saidu Magajji (MAIDOKI) of Kunshenu Kingdom in Kukakundi, Old Muri District of Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State.
MILITARY CAREER
The very senior officer was enlisted into the Nigerian Army in 1992 as a member of Direct Regular Course 3 (DRC 3/92) where he received his military training at Infantry Centre and School, Jaji now Infantry Corp Centre (ICC). After successful completion of his training, he was commissioned in the Nigerian Army Finance Corps on 8th December, 1992 with the rank of lieutenant where he started his military career and was deployed to Nigerian Army Personnel Pay Office (NAPPO) Apapa, Lagos.
APPOINTMENT HELD AND POSTING HISTORY
Brigadier General Faransa served in the following places
1. Nigerian Army Personel Pay Office (NAPPO) Apapa, Lagos.
2. Administrative Officer (AO) Headquarters 3 Armored Division, Jos as 1997.
3. Finance Officer Headquarters 43 Division Engineersas !999.
4. Bursar Command Secondary School. Ibadan 2002.
5. Brigade Finance Officer (BFO) 21 Armored Brigade Maiduguri 2003.
6. Finance Officer United Nation Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL), 2005.
7. Finance Officer Headquarters, Nigerian Army Education Corps and School 2006.
8. Assistant Director Finance and Accounts Army Headquarters Department of Training and Operations (DATOPs) 2007.
9. Head of Department of Research and Development Nigerian Army School of Finance and Administration (NASFA), 2009.
10. Deputy Director of Accounts Military Pensions Board (MPB) Abuja, 2010.
11. Chief of Staff (COS), Headquarters Nigerian Army Finance Corps, Abuja 2013.
12. Commander 82 Division Finance and Account (CDFA) Headquarters 82 Division Nigerian Army 2014.
13. Commander 81 Division Finance and Account (CDFA) 81 Division Nigerian Army 2015.
14. Acting Director Operations and Documentation, Headquarters Nigerian Army Finance Corps Abuja as Acting Director Operations and Documentation, 2017.
15. Acting Director Military Pensions Board, Military Pensions Board.
16. Director Army Pension Board
17. Defense Space Administration as Deputy Director Finance.
18. Director of Finance Nigerian Defense Academic NDA 2021.
On retirement Brig, General Faransa with greater passion to also serve his people, he became a registered and active member of the People’s Democratic Party in Taraba State. The very senior officer is the present Chairman Task Force on Environmental Protection, Public Safety, Suspension of Mining activities, Rose, Wood and Timber activities in Taraba State.