Adamu held a doctoral degree in physical and health education .
Adamu worked in eduction for the first two decades of his professional career , from 1971 , first as a primary schoolteacher and later as chief lecturer in the Department of Physical Education at a college in Sokoto .
Holding a doctoral degree in physical and health education , Adamu worked in eduction for the first two decades of his professional career , from 1971 , first as a primary schoolteacher and later as chief lecturer in the Department of Physical Education at a college in Sokoto .