[Daily Trust] Alhaji Idris Muhammad Farouk, better known as Idi Farouk, is a man of many parts. He was in the Air Force as a young man before moving on his own to the private sector. He found his mettle in public service and politics, where he became Permanent Secretary in Kaduna State. He was also a local government chairman, Chief of Staff to the Governor and Commissioner for Information, all in Kaduna State. At the national level, he was for some time the Director of Programmes of the Abacha Foundation and then the